WISDOM FOR NEW BEGINNINGS

WISDOM FOR NEW BEGINNINGS

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God...” –

Genesis 1:1-2 (NKJV)

Everything, whether spiritual or physical, has a beginning. Every history or story has a background. Anything that does not have a genesis or history cannot be trusted. Knowing the beginning of a thing helps you to appreciate its antecedence and essence. The essence of a story can only be known from either the words or deeds of its creator or both.

The Heavens and the earth have a beginning and a creator-God. Only foolishness or madness will compel a person to conclude that the heavens and the earth are a product of the so-called evolution.  If the history of iPhone can only be traceable to minds like Michael Mitas, Nitin K. Ganatra and Steve Jobs, then it is sheer foolishness to disconnect the beginning of the heavens, earth and humankind from a personality called God. Everything in life including the totality of the heavens, earth and you owe their beginning and existence from Him. We can therefore learn a lot of wisdom from how God began the universe and everything connected with it. Everything, whether visible or invisible, began with God. He began and engineered all things by the power of creativity. Creativity is a great problem solver.

The first wisdom lesson from the account of creation (Genesis 1-2) is that God in the beginning gave a balanced attention to both the spiritual (heavens) and physical (earth) life and thus made room for both. This means that we must give equal or equitable consideration to both the spiritual and physical aspect of anything we do or want to do. Besides, He deployed both spiritual and physical resources to engineer everything He created. In addition, God did not just create things; He created them with the end in mind. God didn’t play time nor embarked on an exercise in futility. He had a purpose for creating all things. Everything He has created have both spiritual and physical significance. Lastly, He evaluated all that He created and transformed them, where necessary. Always begin with God and learn from Him.

                                          Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom                                                              Blog: www.richard-obeng-mensah.blogspot.com                 

Email: richardobengmensah@gmail.com.