“Let there be light!”

God spoke, and it was so.  Gabriel told Mary, “With God, nothing will be impossible” (Luke 1:37), or literally from the Greek “No word of God is without power.” What did these words sound like when He spoke them?  I don’t think He said them in English, or even in a language as we think of languages, but I bet that when He spoke it, there was a BIG BANG!!!

Jesus healed the sick in this same fashion. He merely spoke, “Be healed” and all were healed. He cast out devils with His word (Matthew 8:16).

The Book of Job seems to suggest that the angels were watching God’s creative activity with interest and were praising Him with great joy (Job 38:6‑7).  Note the simplicity of this verse.  There is no build‑up, no committee meeting, no magic words, no incantations.  There was total darkness and blackness, and then God spoke simply and directly, “Let there be light.”  And there was light, and it was good.

Moses Gets a Glimpse

“He lives in unapproachable light.”

“Then the Lord passed by in front of him and proclaimed, “The Lord,  the Lord God, compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in loving kindness and truth.”  Exodus 34:6

No man can see God and live. Moses got as much of a glimpse of God as God thought he could handle. He got a glimpse of His backside as He passed by  proclaiming who He is.  He is the Lord God The Master‑Creator, the Eternal “I am”.  He says, “I am compassionate. I am gracious. I am slow to anger. I am abounding in loving kindness and truth.” This is an authoritative description of God given by God Himself. These are “major qualities” in His character.

According to God, it takes a long time to bring Him to anger, but we seem to do a good  job of it because we are so persistent.  When God is angry with humanity, humanity deserves whatever He sends. On the other hand, He describes Himself as patient, compassionate, loving, and kind.  If these did not predominate in His character, we would be in some serious trouble. Thank God, “Mercy triumphs over judgment” (James 2:13).