In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 And the earth was a formless and desolate emptiness, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening and there was morning, one day. Genesis 1: 1-5
There are a lot of people who do not believe this portion of Scripture, literally the opening words that God wanted to communicate to mankind. To not believe this is someone's prerogative. Believing it requires a response, and there are many who do not wish to give it the response it obviously demands. To recognize this as truth means that we must acknowledge that not only does God exist, but that He created all that we see and know. This opening passage of Scripture shows an active, orderly, in charge God. An omnipotent God that calls forth, creates, sees, moves, determines, separates, and speaks.
To literally believe Genesis 1 means that there was initially darkness, and that God is the One who brought light to that darkness. God saw that the light was good and separated it from the darkness, which shows that the darkness was different, and the One who created that, saw it and made a move. Order was being directed and decided upon, and that was done by God. These passages require holy worship to the only One with the authority to determine the course of all things, including our lives as those who worship and follow Him.
This same God of Genesis has designed the family to operate in a particular way. There is a head to the family and there are subordinates. There is a picture of Christ's relationship to His church in the family unit. It is a mystery that God has outlined for us. When we believe it and follow it, we will experience the consequences of that decision. When we pick and choose what to believe or reject it all outright, we get to experience the consequences of that decision.
It is not new for people to think they are smarter than God. It is not new for wives to question the authority of God Almighty because they have a husband who does stupid things. It is not new for mothers to talk incessantly to others about their children's behavior, while never disciplining them as they should, deceiving themselves into thinking that talking about a situation equals corrective action. It is not new for the godless to write books that promote child training that runs completely against the loving truth that God has given us in how to point our children to Him. And it is not new for husbands to shirk their God ordained role to lead their families (whether or not it is because their liberal wives make it hard for them to do so). It is not new for husbands to lord their position over wives who are emotionally beaten down. Sin is not new, my friends, and it comes in all the same colors and shades that is always has.
The reality is, as Christians who are tasked with pointing others to the truth, we do all we can to make Christ attractive. We do all we can through prayer and lovingkindness. But we must hold on loosely because the world, and its sin, is alluring; and many who start on the path of righteousness leave it for worldly wisdom. Many who seem firmly planted in the truth wither and dry up when the heat of hard decisions starts to bake them in the hot sun. We cannot be discouraged as the true followers of our Lord and Savoir Jesus Christ. We must move on to the next mission God has directed us to, always striving to be sanctified more and more so that we can't help but bring God glory through our kind submission to those He has placed us under. We who walk with God are all under authority. Let us make sure we are following the right one.
“Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces. Matthew 7:6
