Third Day of Creation (Genesis 1)

In this meditation, we are continuing our study on Genesis 1, the bringing forth of the new creation man. God has initiated a project and He will surely complete it. We saw from verse 1 and 2 the first day, which was marked by an evening and a morning. We first explained what the evening and morning is in relation to our lives. We said there are six cycles of evenings and morning to bring us to the estate where there is no more evening, an unending day, Zechariah 14:7. Between each cycle of evening and morning, there are 4 cardinal watches; the evening watch, midnight, early morning (cock crow) and in the morning. Surely, He must come in the morning. We must learn to navigate through the watches, that when He comes in the morning, we might be prepared to receive Him. The scripture has four words used to define the coming of the Lord; the Parousia (which defines His presence), the Epiphaneia of the Lord (which defines His unveiling), the Apocalypses (The revelation) and the Basilea (His Kingdom revealed). The first two are brought forth in the evening and morning. Through the evening and the midnight, time is the Parousia (the time when He is with you by His Spirit and by His Word). He is with you, but you do not see Him, it takes faith to relate with Him in His presence. An example is we are in a dark room and I know a friend is in the room, I cannot really relate to his location. Although he is there, I cannot relate tangibly to his presence. I could hear his voice. We can continue throughout the night, but I have no idea if he is at my front or back. As we continue through to the morning, the light begins to shine, and I can see him and tell what he is wearing and how he really looks like. In the day time is the Epiphaneia. He had always been there, but the light came to shine and reveal Him. He may have been sitting in the same place all though, but the light makes the difference. This is the manner of the coming of the Lord. Even though we have not seen Him, yet we love Him, but soon, we shall see Him as He is. 1 Corinthians 13:12. God always starts His work in the evening and ends it in the morning. Sometimes He feels far, sometimes He feels close, but He is the same, He is with us forever. Matthew 28:20, Hebrew 13:5. What prevents us from relating to His presence is the absence of light, that is why we must be glued to His word because that is the only light, we have in this night time. We must be glued to worshipping and praising Him even when we do not feel like it. We must always have this assurance with us, He is with us. If the devil succeeds in making us doubt this, he sees it as an opportunity to strike. When the Israelites left Egypt, the first battle that was initiated by doubt;