In the beginning God created ...

.... the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, 'Let there be light'; and there was light (Genesis 1:1-3).  According to the Hebrew lexicon “hovering” could also be translated shake, flutter or move.  Dr. Morris, a scientist and Christian comments “In modern terminology the best translation would probably be 'vibrated.'” He says “Waves are typically rapid back and forth movements and then are normally produced by the vibrationary motion of a wave generator of some kind. Energy cannot create itself .... If the universe is to be energized, there must be an Energizer. It is most appropriate that the first impartation of energy to the universe is describes as the 'vibrating' movement of the Spirit of God Himself” (The Genesis Record pp 56-57).  

Dan Mccollam sees the Trinity in this morning's three verses. But first, I am told that in order for matter to exist,  you need nuclear forces, gravitational forces and electromagnetic forces.  Mccollam says “The Father created all the nuclear forces from the invisible realm that would be used to make the heavens and the earth (verse 1), but their structure is still described 'without form and void' (verse 2). These atomic particles make up the nuclear forces – the physical structure of building blocks for all that would be created.”   So  “God the Father makes all the atomic particles. Then God the Holy Spirit energizes created matter with vibratory motions such as gravity waves sound, light  and the other electromagnetic waves. The Holy Spirit generates the gravitational forces that allow physical matter to hold together along with sound waves so that  the voice of the Lord could be spoken (verse 3) over creation” (God vibrations study guide pp 21, 22).

Jesus, the third person of the Trinity,  is of course called the Word (John 1:1, 14).  And we read in Colossians 1:16 “For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth.” It is not much of a stretch therefore to think of the Word (Jesus) as the one who spoke in Genesis 1:3 and later.  I don't pretend to fully understand all of this, or that it all comes directly from of the text (exegesis). And as I have said we have arrived neither in science nor our understanding of the Bible. But what is remarkable to me,  is that if you compare Genesis 1 with the creation myths of other ancient cultures, that none of the above echos of science even begins to fit,   as this mornings text does, with those texts! And the fact that it does fit, speaks to me loudly of God's inspiration of Scripture.

Holy Spirit, Your Word tells me that all Scripture is inspired by You (2 Timothy 3:16).  The word translated 'inspired' is interesting Lord. In the Greek it is a combination two words Theos and pneustos. The first is God, the second can mean breath or,  spirit or wind. One translation has it as God – breathed, but God- Spirited also works. Holy Spirit You both inspired the Word, and You illuminate it  – teaching us all things (John 14:26). Your Word is so rich and there is so much to know. Help us Lord to be diligent to study it, and to rightly discern it,  so that we may be approved unto the Father  (2 Timothy 2:15) in Jesus Name Amen