How many times have we read about God making the unusable usable. The picture of the earth that God created is described as nothing but unusable. In Genesis 1:2 we read, "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." Without form is defined by such words as 'to lie waste, desert, a worthless thing, confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, and vanity.' Void implies 'to be empty, or an undistinguishable ruin.' And as if to further emphasize the point the word darkness is used which again brings emphasis to confusion and nothingness. There was absolutely nothing about the earth at this point to indicate that it was good for anything. Yet, in the same verse where such desolation and worthlessness is described, we read, "and the Spirit of God moved".

What a difference is made when the Spirit of God moves. Undaunted by the hopelessness of the situation, the verse reads like God is preparing for His grand work to begin. Already He knows what He wants the finished product to be. He knows that Adam and Eve will fall. He knows that Noah will need to build an ark to preserve the existence of mankind from the great flood. He knows that His chosen people will fail Him time and time again. He knows that His Son must take on flesh, come to this violent earth and die on the cross. And it is ultimately because He knows that one day, by the Church, the glorious Bride of His Son, He will display His manifold wisdom to all creation. We read in Ephesians 3:9-11, "And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ: to the intent that now unto the principalities and powers in heavenly places might be known by the church the manifold wisdom of God, according to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:"

Think now how similar the lost soul is to the formless and void dark earth. Does not the same words- worthless thing, vain, confused, empty and dark come to mind when describing a lost man. Shall we also add to this list of words hopeless. Ephesians 2:12 reads, "That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world." Who is it that has ever been saved yet not known the truth of his worthless condition, the vanity of his life, the confusion and darkness that exists because of being without God. The answer to this is no one!

This is the reason that the phrase "And the Spirit of God moved" is so wonderfully glorious! Oh the day that the Spirit of God moves on the helpless sinner! This is not the day of salvation. Neither is it the day that conviction sets in on the sinner. It is the day when God says it is time to began preparing this lost sinner to meet the Savior. Remember, the lost man at this point has not even received the light. This natural man cannot discern the things that are spiritual without the Spirit's help (1 Corinthians 2:13-14). How far gone this one may seem to the rest of us. No matter how hopeless his condition may seem nor how far gone he may be, things that are impossible with man are possible with God (Matthew 19:25-26: "When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved? But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible." and Luke 1:37: " For with God nothing shall be impossible.") What blessed a thought it is to know that the Spirit of God moves upon the impossible.