It Begins and Ends With The Word

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. ~Genesis 1:1-3 (NASB)



In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. ~John 1:1-3 (NASB)



Can you picture a place of chaos? A place without form? That's what the earth was before God stepped in.



I love how all three persons of the trinity show up at creation. Father God is present to create, His Spirit hovers over the waters, and the Son--the Word of God--is there, for "apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being."



Wow! What power! All He had to do was speak and the world came into being. That boggles my mind!!!



But the story doesn't end there.



At the end of days, He will again speak with the same power. Though the armies of heaven will be with Him, they won't have to lift a finger to defeat Satan and His army.



And I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and He who sat on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war. His eyes are a flame of fire, and on His head are many diadems; and He has a name written on Him which no one knows except Himself. He is clothed with a robe dipped in blood, and His name is called The Word of God. And the armies which are in heaven, clothed in fine linen, white and clean, were following Him on white horses. From His mouth comes a sharp sword, so that with it He may strike down the nations, and He will rule them with a rod of iron; and He treads the wine press of the fierce wrath of God, the Almighty. And on His robe and on His thigh He has a name written, “KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.” Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out with a loud voice, saying to all the birds which fly in midheaven, “Come, assemble for the great supper of God, so that you may eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of commanders and the flesh of mighty men and the flesh of horses and of those who sit on them and the flesh of all men, both free men and slaves, and small and great.” And I saw the beast and the kings of the earth and their armies assembled to make war against Him who sat on the horse and against His army. And the beast was seized, and with him the false prophet who performed the signs in his presence, by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image; these two were thrown alive into the lake of fire which burns with brimstone. And the rest were killed with the sword which came from the mouth of Him who sat on the horse, and all the birds were filled with their flesh. ~Revelation 19:11-21 (NASB)



Oh, precious Word of God, I stand in awe of Your almighty power. Thank You for winning the victory on the cross that I might also have victory. Lord, I pray that You'll wake our world up to see You for who You truly are. I praise You that one day every knee will bow and every tongue confess that You are Lord to the glory of God the Father. In your precious and powerful name I pray. Amen.