God Will Make A Way

The Book of Genesis Day3 Ge 1:6-8, “ 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. This is an interesting scenario. On the first day, God divided light from darkness. On day two we read that He divided the waters from the waters. He caused firmament or sky to exist in the midst of or between these “waters.” It is easy to picture the water below the sky, just look at a map of the earth and you can see the abundance of water, but it’s a little bit more difficult to picture waters above the sky, yet that is the picture painted for us here in Genesis. This pre-flood band of moisture over the earth would create a kind of “greenhouse” effect that may account for the longevity of human life before the flood. This umbrella of water over the earth was the source of much of the water that flooded the earth in the days of Noah as we read in Ge 7:11, “ In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, on that day all the fountains of the great deep were broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. With this amount of water violently poured out above and below the earth, it’s easy to see the reality of this great flood that destroyed all living things and how Noah and his family were able to escape it in the ark. Having poured out those waters in judgment, God made a promise to Noah and all mankind. He said He would never do it again! By the way, this was not the only time God parted the waters. We shall read about another time near the end of the Book of Genesis when the Egyptians were chasing the Israelites and had them trapped by the Red Sea. God parted the waters and they were able to escape. Perhaps this was just His way of reassuring His people that the same God who had the power to part the waters at creation was alongside them now as they began their exodus. 1. Have you ever been in a situation where it seems like there was no way out? 2. Has God ever parted the waters for you? Has He helped you out of a desperate situation? 3. How might 1Co 10:13 help you the next time you are facing a trial? No temptation (trial) has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted (trialed) beyond what you are able, but with the temptation (trial) will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it. Pray: God, it is reassuring to know that you have the power to deliver us from being overwhelmed. Deliver those who need Your help today. I think specifically of _______________