Genesis 1:1-2 – “GOD created the heavens and the earth in the very beginning.² And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the water.”

As I read, I prayed and pondered several things tugged at the strings of my heart.  One was God’s Perfection.   God is perfect, and what He creates is perfect.

Genesis 1:1-2.   Virtually all translations say that the earth WAS without form and void.   Two Hebrew words – “tohu” and “bohu” are used.  When combined, describe a place of chaos or a wasteland of darkness. Did God create a wasteland of darkness and chaos?  Isaiah 45:18 tells us God created the earth to be inhabited.  That sounds inconsistent if God made it formless and void.

The word was (hayah), which means a change or progression.  It could be translated (to become).  Genesis 19:26 – “But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.”

When did the change in creation become a reality?   I ask that you consider this possibility and maybe probability:  when Lucifer and his followers fell and the ensuing war.  Jesus said, “I saw Satan fall like lightning.”  He was hurled down to the earth by God!  Imagine the force God used and the destruction that could result.

If we remember that God gives good gifts and what He creates is good, we can develop a new view of life.  Satan is the corrupter.   He seeks to destroy, mar, damage, and render useless.  But God comes to give life. 

Let me suggest a verse from Aramaic to English – Genesis 2:4 – “These are the GENERATIONS of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the heavens and the earth.”  The six days of creation are called generations.

The snake is subtle.   I call him the sneaky snake.  He caught Eve off guard by asking a question.  “Did God say you can’t eat from any of the trees?”  He sought to instill the idea of unfairness and unreasonableness on God’s part.

From the time of his fall, the devil has been producing chaos.  Chaos is not God.  Resist chaos and take authority over it. God is restoring what Satan and man are destroying.   Jesus is our restoration and our restorer. 

The devil is trying to destroy; God’s promise is restoration!   That is your heritage-RESTORATION!  Today is your day to exercise the spiritual authority you have been given. Do not put up with chaos and destruction.

May God fully restore you to His desired place and allow you to enjoy His perfection!