Light & Dark, Sky & Water

Genesis 1:3-8

Our true story comes from a part of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.”

In the very beginning, there was nothing: no people, no animals, no land, no ocean, no sun, no Earth, just nothing. But there was God. And God was about to do something AMAZING. On the first day, God said, ‘Let there be . . .


LIGHT! And there was light. Amazing, bright shining light. And God said, “That’s good!”


And it was! Then God decided to separate the light from the darkness. He called the light “Day.” What do you think he called the dark? “Night!” And because on day one, God made the light and the dark, now we get to wake every morning and see the light.


That was day one of God making the world. Now, what comes after one? Two. On day two, God made water . . . and put some way down low. And God put some water way up high. Then God saw what He had made, and God said, “That’s good!”


So, on day one, God made light and dark. And on day two, God made the sky above the water. Day one, light and dark, and day two, sky over water. And this was just the beginning. God making the light, the dark, the sky, the water, that was just the start! God had so many plans of what to make next because God made EVERYTHING.






Bible Paraphrase: God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. —Genesis 1:31, NIrV

Text Truth: On days one and two, God made the light and dark and sky and water



Family Devotional

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.

And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. —Genesis 1:3-8

In our Bible story, we learned that God made light and dark on day one, then God made the sky and water on day two. Every time we look at the great big sky or it gets dark and time to sleep, we can remember that God made everything.

God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. —Genesis 1:31, NIrV

With your family, make a list of things you might see in the sky. It can be a bird or a plane, a hot air balloon or a kite, the sun, or a cloud. It can be so many things!

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. In your own words, say, “Dear God, You are amazing and SO powerful! You made EVERYTHING! Today, we want to thank You for making light so we can see and the dark to help us sleep. Thank You for making water for us to drink and the great, big, beautiful sky. You made the sky SO big that we can see things like (read the list your family made) floating and flying in it! You are the best, God, and we love You a lot. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

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