“1In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” -Genesis 1.1-2
Christians should never be willing to say that the Holy Spirit only began working at any point in history – not Pentecost, not Jesus’ baptism, not the formation of the church. He has always been at work alongside of God the Father and Jesus. Since the beginning of Creation the Holy Spirit has taken part in God’s good works.
The beautiful part about the Holy Spirit’s work in the very beginning of scripture is that He was instrumental in creating and sustaining life. Genesis says that when God began, “the earth was without form and void.” There was chaos, and there was confusion. But the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit, went out over the empty waters and from then on God produced order and life (Gen. 1.3-2.3).
God’s Spirit still works like that today! When Adam and Eve rebelled against God, chaos and confusion came back into their hearts and into the world (Rom. 5.12). But because of Jesus, the Holy Spirit brings joy, understanding, and order to people’s lives and to the world.
1. What difference does it make that the Holy Spirit has existed and been working since even before the creation of the world?
2. What evidence do you see in your life, in your community, and in the world that when the Holy Spirit comes He brings order and life?
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