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I come back to these two verses a lot -- they teach me something about the reality of God. I believe that the earth was created out of nothing. Perhaps this means that God created a tiny ball of super dense material and then spoke a word and there was a large explosion that could conceivably be called a big bang and then the entire universe sprang into being. The Bible is a theological book more than it is a scientific book, so I'm comfortable reading the Bible, still having questions, and yet believing that God is the author of the moon and the stars.
But before the beginning, in that place before time and space existed, God was there, hovering over the face of the waters. As a pregnant mother waits for a child to be brought into the world, God was there, filled with love. When there was nothing but watery chaos, God was there. If God is love, then God's creation is formed out of love. The intent of the universe is love. God is perfectly holy, and so there is a demand for holiness that must be met, leading us down the road where a price must be paid once sin enters the picture, but that's for another day. In the beginning, there is perfection, and there is love. One day, that is all that will remain.
I imagine the Spirit of God hovering close, bringing order, bearing love. Chaos is real. But love is greater.
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