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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.
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Today’s message
I opened Genesis 1:2 and saw our life in that beginning: formless, empty, dark. God did not hide the chaos; He started there. And the Spirit moved. It is the same with you. There are crooked areas, broken projects, family needing repair. Do not flee from the current state. Name it. Bring it to light. Because God does not abandon formless ground; He structures. And when He structures, production is certain. What today seems like a cracked mug, He gathers, firms, and uses. Persevere in the process. The chaos will not have the last word.
Notice the rhythm of creation. God advances, reviews, and only rests when He completes. The Bible records: He saw that it was very good and then rested. Rest is the reward of completion. Stop making unnecessary stops. The Spirit is moving, but completion requires continuity. It is firmness until you finish the work He entrusted to your hands. First firmament, then visible form. First root, then crown. Grow down before growing up.
God creates in two ways
- With the word — He speaks and reality aligns with what He said.
- By putting His hand — especially on man, He molds, touches, forms, gives structure.
Until you finish, do not stop.
I want you to embrace this process with maturity. Miriam, before the sea, put away the instrument and marched. There is a time to play and a time to push the cart, hold the child, carry the sack. It is not giving up; it is the right priority. When the crossing ends, the tambourine returns to the hand. In the meantime, keep helping people grow. Invest in those who are still formless. God is preparing the scene of the song while you work.
Signs that God is structuring you
- You learn a life of prayer, renunciation, and sacrifice before the stage and spotlight.
- He firms the dry place: deep roots, clear convictions, holy boundaries.
- Your house begins to align: marriage treated, children consolidated, inheritance kept.
- You endure invisible wars and remain firm, because the foundation holds.
- Without human approval, you continue; with His approval, you produce.
If no one wanted to invest when you were formless, God invested. He firmed you. Structured you from the inside, including your home. I believe this because I saw God start in me through the house. It is not romanticizing pain; it is sanctifying the process. Finish what you started. Treat what is crooked. And, in due time, you will not only plant: you will produce. With or without applause, you will produce, because the structure is already in place.
Did you know
- Miriam, Moses' sister, led the women with tambourines after crossing the Red Sea, singing the song of the Lord (Exodus 15:20–21).
- Genesis 2:7 describes God forming man from the dust of the ground and breathing the breath of life — an image of God 'putting His hand'.
- The river Pishon, mentioned in Genesis 2:11–12, runs through the land of Havilah, where there was good gold, bdellium, and onyx — signs of provision in Eden.
Key phrases
- Until you finish, do not stop.
- Everything you finish will have the merit of rest.
- Keep doing, keep helping people grow.
- I have firmed you! You will be great, you will have the potential to reach places no one has reached.
Translated from the Portuguese original.
Seek
To seek today
Go deeper
Go deeper
Earth produces - Pr. Miguel de Assis
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