It Was Good

Genesis 1:3-4  Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.  And God saw the light, that is was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:9-10  Then God said, "Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.  And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas.  And God saw that is was good.

Genesis 1:11-12  Then God said, "Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed and the fruit tree that yields fruit......And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:14-18  Then God said, "Let there be....And God saw that it was good.

On and on and on.  God said.  It happened.  It was good.  We have just begun a study of Genesis at church.  As I was working through the first chapter in our study guide, the question was asked, "What do you think God wants us to learn about Himself, the world, or ourselves from each of the following repeated phrases?  a."And God said, 'Let..."And it was so."  b. "It was good (each created thing) and "it was very good" (all creation).

As I thought about this the stock answers came to mind at first...God made a good world.  All creation was good.....But then I thought a little more.  And I started to see the planner in the Lord.  He is a planner.  He has a plan.  A good plan.  And when it goes as He says it should, it works out perfectly, wonderfully and it is good.

So that led me to think about my own life.  How many times have I ignored His prodding?  When I felt He was steering me away from something or towards something and didn't follow?  Or how about the times I did follow His plan?  I can look back and see when I listened and obeyed...it was good, and when I didn't it was not so wonderful, sometimes really bad.  Just look at what happened when Adam and Eve went their own way, didn't follow the Lord's plan....ugh!!  A complete disaster for all of us.  (But in that disaster, God still has a plan, a good plan in the person of Jesus Christ.)

So when God says something in my life....the answer on my part should be, "Let it be so."  And the response of that obedience will be, "it is good."  Not always easy, maybe not even feeling good at the time, but the plan of God will always result in something perfect and good.

Genesis 1:31a  Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.