Beautiful Things in Empty Spaces

And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. Genesis 1:2

As I read this verse this morning, I was struck by the fact that God has always chosen empty, dark places to move into. He specializes in reaching the unreachable. The saddest, the hopeless, the impossible. 

And He adds light:

And God said, "Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day. -Genesis 1:3-5

And brings life: 

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth and it was so. And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. -Genesis 1:11&12

And sets order: 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 for years: and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule day and the lesser light to rule the night: He made the stars also. - Genesis 1:14-16

Isn't it absolutely beautiful when God moves in? 

Emptiness

Within us all there is an ache,

An empty wanting more.

A hole so large it drives us hard,
Pursuing something more.

So many souls strike out in search,

To fill the void within.
They dabble deep in pride and self
And steep themselves in sin.

They seek fulfillment in their work,
Or lose their heads in play.
Thinking they can fill the hole
That haunts them day by day.

Yet fear remains and truth obscured,
The gap is still the same.
The bitter sadness in their soul
Grips tightly with its pain.

They cry for hope and search for rest
Yet peace eludes their soul.
The aching void within their heart
Is still a giant hole.

I long to tell them of His love,
To bring them to His face.
For only He can fill the gap
That begs His saving grace.

The hope they seek lies in my soul
For Jesus' grace is there.
The blood He shed on Calvary
Is hope for our despair.

The bitter ache within my heart
Is filled with joy divine.
For He alone has set me free
His precious peace is mine.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
He'll be your Strength and Guide.
Embrace His truth and let Him lead,

True joy and peace you'll find.

For only He can bring new life,
To every troubled soul.
And only Jesus Christ can fill,
Each giant aching hole. 

Written September 1, 2018