This is My Story, This is My Song.
14 January 2016 Dear Diary, I was reading Genesis today, and upon reading the account of creation, I was struck by something I had never noticed before – The world started in darkness. The whole story of the Bible – the story of us – begins with darkness. “The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. . .” (Gen. 1:2). But then in verse three, God creates the light which penetrates the darkness. I wonder if God did that on purpose? I mean, God’s God, so He could have easily started the story with light, right? But He didn’t. I wonder if God intentionally did this to show us that darkness never wins. “And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it” (John 1:5). And that even in the darkness of this messy and broken life, He is with us. “And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters” (Gen. 1:2). Three days after I wrote this in my journal, I woke up
