Rev Xi An Poon
今天我們開始進入《創世記》第一章。這不是單單講世界怎樣開始，乃是神把祂的百姓帶回根源，重新認識祂是誰、世界是誰造的、人是誰、萬有的次序從何而來。
對剛從埃及出來、正在曠野裡預備與神立約的以色列人來說，這一章非常重要。因為他們在埃及四百年，長期活在多神、多元、混亂的文化裡，天地萬物、日月星象、動物自然，都可以成為敬拜的對象。人在這樣的環境裡久了，不單忘記神是誰，也會忘記自己是誰。
所以《創世記》第一章一開始，神不是先處理人的問題，而是先把一切帶回「起初」。地雖然是空虛混沌，淵面黑暗，但神的靈仍然運行；而且神一說話，光就出現，混亂就開始被整理，生命就開始被建立。這一章裡「神說」一共出現九次，每一次神說，事情就照著成了，神看著是好的，到最後更是「甚好」。這讓我們看見，神起初的心意不是荒涼，不是滅絕，而是次序、生命、繁衍與祝福。
今天，我們也活在一個很容易失去根源的世代。當人離開神，次序就會混亂；當人回到起初，光就再次進來。主耶穌說，祂就是道路、真理、生命。因此，回到起初，不只是回到一段歷史，而是重新走進神所啟示的真理裡。
一、回到起初，先認識真實的神
經文：創 1:1
「起初，神創造天地。」
《創世記》第一章第一件要校正的，就是我們對神的認識。起初，不是日月星辰掌權，不是自然界掌權，也不是人自己掌權；起初，是神創造天地。
這對當時的以色列人很重要，對今天的我們也同樣重要。因為一個人若不清楚誰是神，他整個生命的次序一定會亂。若金錢、感受、環境、成功、恐懼、關係，甚至自己心裡最深的需要，慢慢坐上了神的位置，那麼人雖然口裡信神，生命卻不一定真正對齊神。
所以，回到起初，不是先問神為何容許混亂發生，而是先重新承認：只有神是神。當我們重新認識祂是創造主、掌權者、生命的源頭，我們裡面的根才會重新被扶正。
二、回到起初，讓神的話帶我們進入真理
經文：創 1:2-3；1:3、6、9、11、14、20、24、26、29
「地是空虛混沌，淵面黑暗；神的靈運行在水面上。神說：『要有光』，就有了光。」
起初的地並不是一開始就充滿光明與次序。經文很真實地告訴我們，那時是空虛混沌，是淵面黑暗。這也像我們生命中的某些季節：外面似乎還在走，裡面卻混亂；表面看似平靜，深處卻黑暗；知道自己需要改變，卻不知道從哪裡開始。
但感謝神，在混沌之上，神的靈仍然運行；在黑暗之中，神仍然說話。這一章「神說」九次，每一次神說，事情就照著成了。這讓我們看見，真正能把人帶進真理的，不是人的想法，不是世界的潮流，不是文化的聲音，而是神自己的話。
今天我們若要走進真理，就不能只是頭腦上知道一些屬靈道理，而是要讓神的話真正進入我們裡面。因為神一說話，光就進來；神一說話，界線就清楚；神一說話，生命就開始被重整。主耶穌說祂是真理，因此走進真理，就是重新回到祂的話裡，讓祂的光照進我們的生命。
三、回到起初，活進神起初的祝福與次序
經文：創 1:28-31
神創造的終點不是荒涼，而是祝福；不是死亡，而是生命延續；不是滅絕，而是繁衍；不是混亂，而是「甚好」的次序。
神創造植物，使它們有種子、有果核；神創造活物，使它們能繁殖延續；神創造人，也賜福給人，要人生養眾多、遍滿全地。這說明一件事：神起初的心意，是要生命活在祂的祝福與次序中，能夠承接、延續、擴展、充滿。
但今天這個世界卻越來越顯出另一種光景：萬物被濫用，生命被輕看，很多物種面臨絕種，人也對生命延續失去盼望與尊重。這不是神起初的心意，而是人離開真理、離開神所設立的次序後所帶來的結果。
所以，回到起初，不只是回頭看一看創造的開始，而是重新活進神起初的心意裡。祂要我們的生命回到祂的次序中，祂要我們的家庭回到祂的設計中，祂也要祂的教會回到祂的根源與真理中。
總結
《創世記》第一章今天把我們帶回一個非常根本的位置：一切都必須從神開始。當人離開起初，生命就會失序；當人回到起初，光就再次進來。今天神不只是要我們知道世界如何開始，更是要我們重新認識祂、重新聽見祂、重新活進祂起初的心意裡。
回到起初，就是回到真實的神面前；
回到起初，就是讓神的話重新進入我們裡面；
回到起初，就是重新活在神的祝福與次序中。
追求
今天讓我們安靜思想：
我是否已經離開了起初對神的敬畏？
我是否讓別的聲音代替了神的話？
我是否需要再次回到神面前，讓祂重整我的生命？
主今天不是定罪我們，乃是呼喚我們回來。回到起初，重新認識祂；回到起初，重新聽見祂；回到起初，重新走進真理。
禱告
親愛的天父，
感謝祢，在起初是祢創造天地；在混沌黑暗之上，是祢的靈仍然運行。求祢今天把我們帶回起初，帶回祢面前，帶回祢的話語裡。若我們生命中仍有混亂，求祢說話；若我們裡面仍有黑暗，求祢發光；若我們已經偏離了祢的心意，求祢溫柔地把我們拉回來。主耶穌，祢就是道路、真理、生命，求祢帶領我們真實走進真理，活在真理中。奉主耶穌基督的名，阿們。
創世記 1
1 起初，神創造天地。 2 地是空虛混沌，淵面黑暗，神的靈運行在水面上。 3 神說：「要有光。」就有了光。 4 神看光是好的，就把光暗分開了。 5 神稱光為晝，稱暗為夜。有晚上，有早晨，這是頭一日。
6 神說：「諸水之間要有空氣，將水分為上下。」 7 神就造出空氣，將空氣以下的水、空氣以上的水分開了。事就這樣成了。 8 神稱空氣為天。有晚上，有早晨，是第二日。
9 神說：「天下的水要聚在一處，使旱地露出來。」事就這樣成了。 10 神稱旱地為地，稱水的聚處為海。神看著是好的。 11 神說：「地要發生青草和結種子的菜蔬，並結果子的樹木，各從其類，果子都包著核。」事就這樣成了。 12 於是地發生了青草和結種子的菜蔬，各從其類；並結果子的樹木，各從其類，果子都包著核。神看著是好的。 13 有晚上，有早晨，是第三日。
14 神說：「天上要有光體，可以分晝夜，做記號，定節令、日子、年歲， 15 並要發光在天空，普照在地上。」事就這樣成了。 16 於是神造了兩個大光，大的管晝，小的管夜，又造眾星。 17 就把這些光擺列在天空，普照在地上， 18 管理晝夜，分別明暗。神看著是好的。 19 有晚上，有早晨，是第四日。
20 神說：「水要多多滋生有生命的物，要有雀鳥飛在地面以上、天空之中。」 21 神就造出大魚和水中所滋生各樣有生命的動物，各從其類；又造出各樣飛鳥，各從其類。神看著是好的。 22 神就賜福給這一切，說：「滋生繁多，充滿海中的水，雀鳥也要多生在地上。」 23 有晚上，有早晨，是第五日。
24 神說：「地要生出活物來，各從其類；牲畜、昆蟲、野獸，各從其類。」事就這樣成了。 25 於是神造出野獸，各從其類；牲畜，各從其類；地上一切昆蟲，各從其類。神看著是好的。
26 神說：「我們要照著我們的形象，按著我們的樣式造人，使他們管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥、地上的牲畜和全地，並地上所爬的一切昆蟲。」 27 神就照著自己的形象造人，乃是照著他的形象，造男造女。 28 神就賜福給他們，又對他們說：「要生養眾多，遍滿地面，治理這地，也要管理海裡的魚、空中的鳥和地上各樣行動的活物。」 29 神說：「看哪，我將遍地上一切結種子的菜蔬和一切樹上所結有核的果子，全賜給你們做食物。 30 至於地上的走獸和空中的飛鳥，並各樣爬在地上有生命的物，我將青草賜給牠們做食物。」事就這樣成了。 31 神看著一切所造的都甚好。有晚上，有早晨，是第六日。
Today we begin our journey in Genesis 1. This chapter is not merely about how the world began. It is God bringing His people back to the root, so that they may know again who He is, who created the world, who man is, and where the order of all things comes from.
For the Israelites, who had just come out of Egypt and were in the wilderness preparing to enter covenant with God, this chapter was extremely important. They had lived in Egypt for four hundred years, surrounded by a culture of many gods, many beliefs, and great confusion. Heaven and earth, the sun and moon, animals and nature could all become objects of worship. When people live in such an environment for too long, they not only forget who God is, but they also forget who they are.
So in Genesis 1, God does not begin by dealing with man’s problems. He first brings everything back to “the beginning.” The earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, yet the Spirit of God was still moving. Then God spoke, and light appeared; confusion began to be ordered; life began to be established. In this chapter, “God said” appears nine times. Every time God spoke, it came to pass just as He said. God saw that it was good, and in the end it was not only good, but very good. This shows us that God’s original intention was not desolation, destruction, or emptiness, but order, life, fruitfulness, and blessing.
Today we also live in an age that easily loses its roots. When people leave God, order becomes confusion. When people return to the beginning, light comes in again. The Lord Jesus said that He is the way, the truth, and the life. Therefore, returning to the beginning is not simply going back to a point in history, but walking again into the truth God has revealed.
- Return to the beginning and first know the true God
Scripture: Gen. 1:1
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
The first thing Genesis 1 corrects is our understanding of God. In the beginning, it was not the sun, moon, or stars that ruled. It was not nature that ruled, nor man himself. In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
This was important for Israel then, and it is equally important for us today. If a person does not know who God is, the whole order of his life will be disordered. If money, emotions, circumstances, success, fear, relationships, or even our deepest needs slowly take the place of God, then although we may say with our lips that we believe in Him, our lives may not truly be aligned with Him.
So returning to the beginning does not begin with asking why God allowed confusion to happen. It begins with acknowledging again that only God is God. When we know Him again as Creator, Ruler, and the source of life, the roots within us begin to be set right again.
- Return to the beginning and let God’s word lead us into truth
Scripture: Gen. 1:2-3; 1:3, 6, 9, 11, 14, 20, 24, 26, 29
“The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.”
The earth did not begin with light and order already in place. Scripture tells us honestly that it was formless, empty, and dark. This is also like certain seasons in our lives: outwardly things seem to continue, yet inwardly there is confusion; on the surface things appear calm, yet deep inside there is darkness; we know we need change, but we do not know where to begin.
But thanks be to God, above the chaos, His Spirit was still moving; in the darkness, God still spoke. In this chapter, “God said” appears nine times, and every time He spoke, it came to pass. This shows us that what truly leads a person into truth is not human ideas, not the trends of the world, and not the voice of culture, but the word of God Himself.
If we are to walk into truth today, it cannot be only a mental agreement with spiritual ideas. We must allow God’s word to truly enter into us. For when God speaks, light comes in; when God speaks, boundaries become clear; when God speaks, life begins to be restored. Jesus said that He is the truth. Therefore, to walk into truth is to return to His word and let His light shine into our lives.
- Return to the beginning and live in God’s original blessing and order
Scripture: Gen. 1:28-31
The end of God’s creation was not desolation, but blessing; not death, but the continuation of life; not extinction, but fruitfulness; not confusion, but a very good order.
God created plants with seeds and fruit. God created living creatures with the ability to reproduce and continue. God created man and blessed him, telling him to be fruitful, multiply, and fill the earth. This shows us that God’s original intention was for life to live within His blessing and order, to receive, continue, expand, and fill.
But today the world increasingly shows a very different picture: creation is abused, life is treated lightly, many species are facing extinction, and people are losing both hope and respect for the continuation of life. This is not God’s original intention. It is the result of man leaving truth and leaving the order God established.
So returning to the beginning is not simply looking back at how creation started. It is to live again in God’s original intention. He wants our lives to return to His order, our families to return to His design, and His church to return to His root and His truth.
Summary
Genesis 1 brings us back to a very foundational place: everything must begin with God. When man leaves the beginning, life becomes disordered. When man returns to the beginning, light enters again. Today God is not only showing us how the world began, but calling us to know Him again, hear Him again, and live again in His original intention.
To return to the beginning is to return to the true God.
To return to the beginning is to let God’s word enter us again.
To return to the beginning is to live again in God’s blessing and order.
Reflection
Today let us quietly ask ourselves:
Have I moved away from my original reverence for God?
Have I allowed other voices to replace the word of God?
Do I need to return to God again and let Him reorder my life?
Today the Lord is not condemning us. He is calling us back. Return to the beginning, know Him again, hear Him again, and walk again into truth.
Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father,
Thank You that in the beginning, You created the heavens and the earth, and above the chaos and darkness, Your Spirit was still moving. Bring us back today to the beginning, back to Your presence, and back to Your word. If there is still confusion in our lives, speak. If there is still darkness within us, shine. If we have drifted from Your will, gently bring us back. Lord Jesus, You are the way, the truth, and the life. Lead us to truly walk into truth and live in truth. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.
Genesis 1
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. So the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 Then God said, “Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.” 7 Thus God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so. 8 And God called the firmament Heaven. So the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 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. 10 And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters He called Seas. And God saw that it was good.
11 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so. 12 And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 13 So the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years; 15 and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth”; and it was so. 16 Then 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. 17 God set them in the firmament of the heavens to give light on the earth, 18 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. 19 So the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 Then God said, “Let the waters abound with an abundance of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the face of the firmament of the heavens.” 21 So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters abounded, according to their kind, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 And God blessed them, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.” 23 So the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth the living creature according to its kind: cattle and creeping thing and beast of the earth, each according to its kind”; and it was so. 25 And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”
29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. 31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
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