“And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night…”
Nomenclature is a part of God’s creative work: He made, therefore He has the right to name. All His works belong to Him. He named night and day, (vs 5), he named the sky heaven (vs 8), he named the earth and the seas (vs 10). Did God have to give names to His creations? Of course not. But in taking the time and thought to name, God further invests Himself in His workmanship. When God names, He expresses, and calls attention to His personal care and interest in His work, and its dependence on Him. Today He does the same for you, by virtue of redemption as well as creation:
“But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine” (Isaiah 43:1).
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