REV. SETH NELSON
  • Home
  • Books
  • Sermons
  • Devotionals
  • Contact

Reflections of a Millennial pastor.

Form Out of the Formless

9/29/2022

0 Comments

 
"In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep" (Geneses 1:1-2, NRSV)

These are the ominous words that begin the Bible. The words "formless", "void", "darkness", and "deep" all signify where we come from in the mind of the writer(s) of Genesis. The earth and the life it contains do not come to us as a sort of pre-fab, manufactured planet, but rather as formlessness taking form, darkness learning to embody light. The contrast between these images can be stark, but we should never overlook the fact that the contrast is significant.

Part of God's work in the creative moment is making something out of nothing, forming the world out of formlessness, and establishing the cosmos where there previously was a void. If you ever feel like you are in a void, a moment of formlessness and darkness, take heart. For it is out of such moments things that God created the universe. If God can create all this is from nothing, imagine how much more He can do with you.

In Christ,
Pastor Seth
0 Comments

Your comment will be posted after it is approved.


Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Rev. Seth Nelson, author of The Church Unknown: Reflections of a Millennial Pastor, writes this blog. The blog focuses on the future of the church as well as how God loves and cares for us in the present. He is a pastor in Ronan, Montana.

    Picture

    Categories

    All
    Christianity
    Church
    Faith
    Grace
    Love
    Millennial
    Resolutions
    Sunday
    Vacation Bible School

    RSS Feed

    Archives

    January 2023
    November 2022
    October 2022
    September 2022
    August 2022
    July 2022
    June 2022
    August 2019
    November 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017

      Subscribe to Rev. Nelson's email list

    Submit
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Books
  • Sermons
  • Devotionals
  • Contact