[Discoveries] 06-11-07 God's first word

[Inspiration in Your Inbox]

/*And God said, "Let ..." -- Genesis 1:3*/
/*Jesus replied, "Let ..." -- Matthew 3:15*/

In the Bible, God's first word is "let." Permit. Allow. Give room for. 
Break free. God, the One who is so often characterized as the 
narrow-minded maker of restrictions, opens the universe with the word 
"let." God permits His plans to unfold. He allows His creation to take 
shape. He gives room for free moral agents to come into being, some to 
choose Him and others to reject Him forever.

In the Bible, Jesus' first word is also "let." "Let it be so now ..." 
Allow things to unfold as God intends. Creator God speaks into empty 
darkness and light breaks free. God the Son speaks into the created 
order and begins the process of restoring all things to Himself.

God is often measured by what He restricts, but I sense He also wants to 
be known by what He allows.

Be encouraged!
Dwight


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