Day 4:
This world did not happen by accident. There was a creator with a plan. The creator was God, and he made everything we see in six days!
Day one- heavens, earth, light, dark, time
Day two- forming the earth, air, and an atmospere with an ozone layer
Day three- land, plants, flowers, and seeds
Today, we are talking about the fourth day of creation.
When God created the universe, there was a lot of space! It's so big out there that we can't even measure it! God didn't want this black void in the universe. He wanted the universe to be just as lovely as the Earth.
Genesis 1:14-15- And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
He created something to go in the universe to help us. They would help us tell time and give us direction. But, that wasn't all they would do. What were the lights in the heavens?
Genesis 1:16-18- And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also. And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth, And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
Have you figured out what those two lights were? The sun and the moon! The sun was created to rule the day. When the sun comes up the day begins, and when the sun goes down the day ends.
The sun would also make seasons. It would help plants. God created the plants on day three, but there was something that they needed more- and he created that on day four!
You see, the earth travels around the sun and it wobbles slowly back and forth as it does. This wobble makes the days hot in the summer and cold in the winter. It also makes the lovely spring and fall seasons!
Not only did God want a beautiful world full of plants, but he also wanted those plants to grow, change, and produce. For plants to do that they need water, air, sunlight, and weather. Apple trees can't produce apples is they haven't had enough cold days. Orange trees can't have freezing cold days, but they do need cool days. So, God, in His wisdom, created seasons that could be times and planned for by the sun.
The moon helps with the tides. The moon has a gravitational pull on the Earth that makes the waters in the ocean move. We need these high tides and low tides. God knew that, so he created something that would help control the tides.
The moon, also, shines so lovely at night. The moon is like a mirror that reflects just a little bit of the sun's light. It gives us just enough light to see in the dark, but not so much light that we can't see the multitude of stars that God had put in the heavens.
You may think that God went "Pthhhhhbt" and those were the stars, but that's not exactly true. God has a plan for everything. His creation is very special to him. He not only made each and every star, but he named them.
Psalm 147:4- He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names.
Do you know the names of all the stars? I don't! I don't think anyone does, but God does! He cares enough to name every star.
Not only did he name the stars, but he made them all special.
I Corinthians 15:41- There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.
God makes all his creation just the way he wants it. He made the sun a beautiful, hot ball of light. He made the moon a lovely, calm night light. He made the stars different and beautiful in their own ways. And he made you just the way he wanted you, and he cares enough to know the name of every person on this planet!
Psalm 33:6- By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Genesis 1:19- And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
The fourth day. All the wonders of the universe were created special, unique, and different by God. All of them were created with a plan in mind. And all of them were created in 24 hours on the fourth day!
