Genesis 1:1-2: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters.”
In a time preceding mankind, an age shrouded in mystery, God’s perfect universe had been overturned. All creation lay in ruins. The Trinity held a council to discuss what to do next. After a critical debate they reached an important decision. “Let’s start over”, the Lord God said.
At the dawn of creation there was no form, no structure or texture, nothing distinguishable as far as the eye could see. It was dark and the world was a big mess. God’s Spirit hovered over the surface of the deep as the Father of Creation spoke the words: “Let there be Light!”
And so the Lord launched His building project and step by step our universe came to be. Star systems were born and planet Earth was fashioned. He clothed the naked earth with vegetation, created the animal kingdom and populated the seas and the dry land with hustling, bustling life.
Then the Lord God said: “Let us make man!” He formed man from the dust of the earth; in the image of God He sculpted him; He blew the Spirit of life into his nostrils and the man became a living being. He named him “Adam”, which translates to “ground”, because from the ground he was taken and in His hands he was formed.
Man was to become caretaker of the beautiful world the Lord had established. He blessed him and said [Genesis 1:26]:
“Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
At the end of the work week God looked at everything He had made and He absolutely loved it. All was completed on the evening of the sixth day; and God rested on the Sabbath and declared it holy.