God speaks

And God said, let there be light — and there was light. God doesn't build or carve or shape or mould. He speaks. And what He speaks comes into existence immediately and completely. The power of God's word is absolute — there is no gap between His command and its fulfilment, no resistance from the material, no delay in the response. This is why I take the Scriptures with the seriousness I do. These are not human reflections about God, edited and compiled and subject to the same limitations as every other human document. They are God's words to humanity, carrying the same creative and authoritative power as the word that brought light into being. When God speaks into a situation — into a life, into a heart, into a culture — things change. That is not metaphor. It is the most basic truth of Genesis.