The Beginning (Genesis 1:1-5 NIV)
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hoveringover the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good,and he separated the light from the darkness.5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
I got to watch Get Back, the Beatles documentary on Disney+ over the holiday break. Never in my life did I even fathom that I could watch Paul McCartney writing the lyrics to some of my favorite songs like Let it Be and The Long and Winding Road. There was something amazing about watching him mumble through unformed lyrics of verses that were not even in existence yet. I was witnessing creation by one of the most amazing song writers in the world.
Then I started to realize that I get to read the Bible and witness a collection of stories, sermons, letters, laws and grand revelation by THE most amazing creator in all the universe. Read this passage in Genesis again. Imagine it. Read all of Genesis. Bask in the glory of God’s great creation as told in beautiful poetry, and witness the beginnings of creation. When you are done, enjoy C.S. Lewis’ portrayal of God’s great creation…
In the darkness, something was happening at last. A voice had begun to sing. It was very far away and Digory found it hard to decide from what direction it was coming. Sometimes it seemed to come from all directions at once. Sometimes he almost thought it was coming out of the earth beneath them. Its lower notes were deep enough to be the voice of the earth herself. There were no words. There was hardly even a tune. But it was, beyond comparison, the most beautiful noise he had ever heard. It was so beautiful he could hardly bear it . . . Then two wonders happened at the same moment. One was that the voice was suddenly joined by other voices; more voices than you could possibly count. They were in harmony with it, but far higher up the scale; cold, tingling, silvery voices. The second wonder was that the blackness overhead, all at once, was blazing with stars. They didn't come out gently one by one as on a summer evening. One moment there had been nothing but darkness; next moment a thousand, thousand points of light leaped out . . . If you had seen and heard it, as Digory did, you would have felt quite certain that it was the First Voice, the deep one, which had made them appear and made them sing.
- C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew (New York: Collier), pp. 98-99.
Ray Sanchez is the pastor of Worship and Administration at FBC Weslaco. He loves the Beatles and learning about people’s creative processes. He is continually learning to bask in the blessing of being a part of God’s great creative process!