THE DAYS OF GENESIS 1 AND THE GLORY OF JESUS CHRIST
Before the first dawn broke across the empty void, before a single sunbeam touched the newborn earth, Christ already was—the eternal Word, the Light that shines before light itself. The Gospel of John does not hesitate: “All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.” (John 1:3) Paul says the same, declaring that in Him all things consist (Colossians 1:16–17). And the writer of Hebrews adds that the Son is the One “through whom also He made the worlds.” (Hebrews 1:2)
So when we read Genesis one, we are not merely reading ancient poetry, nor only the origin of the universe—we are reading the handiwork of Jesus Christ. The days of creation are the days He spoke into existence. The light was His command. The order was His wisdom. The melody was His design.
And when you look at those days with Christ in view, the whole cosmos begins preaching His story.
THE FIRST DAY: LIGHT RISING — A PICTURE OF HIS COMING
“Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.” (Genesis 1:3)
Light did not begin with the sun. Light began with the voice of Christ. And in that first rising of light upon the deep, we see a picture of His entrance into our dark world.
John says, “That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.” (John 1:9)
The sunrise of day one is a prophecy in cosmic form. It whispers:
Christ will come. Christ will shine. Christ will break the night.
Every morning since Eden has repeated that sermon. With every dawn the universe testifies that the Light once rose into the world—and that Light has never gone out.
THE SETTING OF THE SUN: A PICTURE OF HIS DEATH
When God began marking time with evening and morning, He wove into creation a daily reminder of the greatest sacrifice heaven ever knew.
Evening comes. Light fades. Darkness stretches its shadow across the world.
And we are meant to remember that the Light of the world once allowed the darkness to cover Him. Jesus said, “This is your hour, and the power of darkness.” (Luke 22:53)
Every sunset preaches Calvary.
Every lengthening shadow whispers of a cross raised on a hill.
Every fading beam reminds us that the Son of God bowed His head and entered the night for us.
The world has never seen a sunset as dark as that Friday—yet even that darkness was preparing for glory.
THE MORNING AFTER: A PICTURE OF HIS RESURRECTION
“And the morning…” (Genesis 1:5)
Every evening in Genesis one ends with a morning. God never leaves a day in darkness. That pattern is not an accident—it is a promise. It is the gospel written into the structure of time.
Paul says Christ “rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:4)
Every sunrise testifies:
Death is not the end.
Night cannot hold Him.
The Light will rise again.
The cosmos is built on resurrection rhythm—darkness giving way to dawn.
Creation wakes in the morning because Christ woke in the tomb. Every bird that sings at sunrise joins the choir that proclaimed, “He is not here; for He is risen.” (Matthew 28:6)
THE WHOLE COSMOS POINTS TO JESUS
The days of Genesis one are not merely the division of time—they are the revelation of Christ woven into the fabric of creation.
Light points to Him.
Order points to Him.
Life points to Him.
Morning and evening preach His gospel.
The rising sun proclaims His incarnation.
The setting sun proclaims His death.
The returning dawn proclaims His resurrection.
And Paul sums it all up:
“For of Him and through Him and to Him are all things.” (Romans 11:36)
Creation is not neutral—it is Christ-centered. The universe is not silent—it is Christ-declaring. The days of Genesis one do not merely show how God made the world; they show why: so that every sunrise, every sunset, and every turning of the earth might point straight to Jesus.
He is the Light at the beginning.
He is the Lord of the middle.
He is the Life at the end.
He is the meaning of the days, the Maker of the cosmos, and the center of it all.
And the whole creation still sings His name.
BDD
