Day 2

I have always loved overcast days. You know, those flat grey days where a thick blanket of clouds hides the sun. The light ends up being so diffused that shadows hide. The best overcast days in my opinion are in autumn. Those days remind me the most of my childhood in the suburbs of Miami.

Playing with my brother and sisters in our backyard. Fishing out a plastic Star Wars light saber that a friend down the block decided to toss in the trash. Walking out of Perrine Elementary in fourth grade (a one hour bus ride away from my home) clutching a book on how to make model rockets. Feeling the first cold front of the year sweep in as I played street football with my friends.

Those were simpler days; life without politics. I’ll actually get goose bumps when I walk outside on a flat day; a thrill that comes as quickly as it leaves. It’s not so much that I yearn for what was past as I am thrilled to the core to be reminded of what will be.

God is still at work.

As we continue walking through the days of creation, we hit the second day which sounds kinda boring at first glance. God separates the waters from the waters and creates sky in between. The first overcast day :).

What I love the most about Genesis is that God doesn’t just snap His fingers and everything magically appears. The Universe, the galaxies, solar systems, planets, geology, life, ecosystems, etc.

God is in the process of creation. He takes His time.

Have you ever seen potters at work? They slowly squeeze and form a lump of clay as it spins on the pottery wheel. They’ll put “slip” (watery clay) on their hands to help fight friction as they gently guide the clay into what it is meant to be. It is VERY dirty work, but the potter loves it. Potters know that they are in the process of creation.

My neighbor Ben loves to garden. His lawn and backyard are the envy of the neighborhood. I watch him as he pulls weeds or aerates his lawn. He rakes in new seed and trims his bushes. It is very dirty work, but Ben loves it. Ben knows he is in the process of creation.

My wife is an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher at an elementary school. She helps children who speak another language at home to better grasp the English language. She teaches everything from science to vocabulary and phonics to grammar (for the record, I just misspelled grammar. Thank you spell-check!). It is very hard work, but she loves it. She knows she is in the process of creation.

God is still in the process of creation.

He is still at it.

The religious leaders got angry with Jesus one time because He healed a man on a day of rest. “But Jesus replied, “My Father is always working, and so am I.” (John 5:17)

God is working on your situation. While we are so often focused on the past, or concerned about the future, God is outside of time. He was there before you were around, and He’ll continue to be there to see His plan through.

Life is not about our insignificance. It is about God’s belief in our significance. A belief so strong that it sent Jesus to the cross.

God is still in the process of creation.

With us in mind, He’s separating the waters. With us in mind, He’s forming the clay. With us in mind, He’s tending His gardens. With us in mind, He’s placing knowledge in our minds. With us in mind, He’s building His Kingdom.

Where do you see God still at work?


Related Verses
Genesis 1:6-8
Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.” And that is what happened. God made this space to separate the waters of the earth from the waters of the heavens. God called the space “sky.”

And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day.

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