by J. R. Grover
The living room transformed into a disaster as my two daughters and son threw toys, books, and clothes all over the carpet and furniture. Two are toddlers and the other a baby, so my wife and I understood that’s just what they do at that age. Regardless, the living room remained in chaos with all of these items out of place, so the grownups went to work putting the room back in order.
Now imagine a living room as big as the world and a massive flood in this living room. But this is no fictional short story. This situation actually occurred in the first act of God’s creating work. Genesis 1:2 says that the earth didn’t have a form and was empty and that darkness hung over the deep. That word deep in Hebrew means “flood or deluge.” The waters that God created were running rampant. They were chaotic. But then verse two says that God’s Spirit hovers over this chaotic storm and transforms it into the waters that He would use to create life on earth. This Spirit, God’s Spirit, makes life come from chaotic situations.
Like a storm, our sin creates chaos. As we see in Genesis 3, Adam and Eve’s sin removes them from eating from the Tree of Life so they can live forever (Gen. 3:21), they enter a world where the evil Serpent’s seed goes after them (Gen. 3:15), and the ground refuses to give them all the fruit the human couple worked to produce (Gen. 3:17-19). We as humans experience reflections of this situation when we sin against God and cause inner turmoil, broken relationships, and pain to ourselves and others. So, what do we do?
By God’s grace, we come back to the life-giving, chaotic-fighting Spirit. The Spirit that transformed a global storm to peaceful waters two verses into the Bible will speak life and order into your heart. How so? Through His words. But how does He speak? Through the Bible. Second Peter 1:20 says that the Bible came to us through men who were moved through the Holy Spirit. Consequently, when we handle life’s situations correctly through the Holy Spirit’s words (the Bible), we will see Him bring guidance, order, and life to our situation for His glory.
Fellow believer, are you letting Him talk into your life by reading and submitting to His Word? Are you praying earnestly that God will show more of Himself to you in this time? Are you, through the Holy Spirit’s power, looking to make this difficult and chaotic situation an opportunity to glorify Jesus because you will obey God and see the Spirit use your obedience? Trust Him and His life-giving Word, for the Holy Spirit will accomplish His purposes.
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