Many of us grow up hearing the creation story as a simple fact. God made the world. End of discussion.
As a result, Genesis 1 becomes something we accept rather than something we wrestle with. Reading the Bible, then, becomes like reading the fine print of a rulebook. But Scripture invites us into something deeper than memorization. It invites us into wonder, struggle, and hope.
Biblical scholar Jon Levenson reminds us that creation is not only about God speaking the world into existence, but about God continually bringing order out of chaos. In Genesis, God doesn’t create in a peaceful vacuum. God speaks into darkness, confusion, and formlessness. When God does, life begins to take shape. In that sense, creation is not just a moment in the past; it is God’s ongoing work in a broken world.
When you memorize Bible verses, do so as a way to give your soul language to recognize the chaos we still face. In our world, there is suffering, injustice, grief, and questions that don’t have easy answers. If creation were only about “God made everything once,” then Scripture would have little to say about the pain we carry today. But when we see God as the One who continually pushes back chaos, we discover a God who is present in our struggles.
Faith, then, is not pretending everything is fine. Faith is crying out in the middle of the storm and trusting that God is still working to bring life where there is disorder. The Bible never tells us that faithful people don’t question. Quite the opposite. It shows us people who wrestle, lament, and hope. Sometimes all at once.
Just as God brought light out of darkness in the beginning, God is still bringing healing, justice, and new life today. Out of chaos, God creates. And with God, so can we.
Stay blessed...john | 
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