It Is Good

" I will thank You forever, because You have done it.  I will wait for Your name, for it is good, in the presence of the godly" 

You know those times when you're reading a passage of scripture and something about it just stands out to you; nothing in particular, but intrigues you to look it up? Well, this was one of those times.  As I was unpacking this passage and looking up the root meaning of each word, I realized the first mention of each of these words or phrases were in Genesis, specifically  creation. 

The first phrase that stuck out to me was, "because You have done it".  What has He done?  What is "it"?  In translating the meaning of these words, it is broken up to just the phrase "because You have done" the list goes on and on of its definition but its first mention is Genesis 1:7

"And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which [were] under the firmament  from the waters which  [were] above the firmament and it was so."  

The word here for "made" is of the same word that means "to be made done or have done". s
So what has He "done"?  He has "made".  

And than the small but very significant word, "it".  Again, first mention of the word is in Genesis 1:4 

"And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness."

  And  He saw that "it" was good, the very first time God calls something "good".  

The next phrase breakup is, "and I will wait", which means, look for, hope, expect, but the second meaning is, to collect or bind together.  And the first mention of this is in Genesis 1:9

"And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so."

And just as the phrase in the beginning, "You have done 'it'" this phrase "for it is good" is from the same passage in Genesis 1:4

Now to put all that together!  "Have done it", whatever "it" is in your life. God sees it and it is good!  Not just that, He planned it before the foundation of time, earth and light.  "I will wait for Your name..." while we are waiting for: the story of our life to unfold, the next step to be revealed, finish this chapter of our life or what have you; remember, just as He brought the whole world together He is bringing your life together.  As He made heaven and then dry land emerge from the waters and it was so, just as He spoke it, He is bringing our life together; from the highs of blessings and gifts from heaven to the waters that seem to cover our whole life, He makes dry land appear.  

When we wait for Him, and His timing, He makes it to be so and it is good.  Just as the sky above us, the heavens, He made and it its still so, still standing, stars still shining even though many have and do fall He makes sure our sky is full of those wonders that shine hope.  And just as the waves and tide rolls in and out everyday, when He said, 'This far you may come, but no farther, And here your proud waves must stop!' [Job 38:11] it was and is so.  The same is true in our lives, He has set up boundaries and the waves of life may only come to those boundaries and no further.  

And just as sure as the sun will rise when we awake and light streams in threw our window, He will shine His light in our lives, awaken our souls and not let the darkness overtake our light.  He has made that person for you, He has made this exact job for you, He has made that college, He has made your future, He has made your life and most importantly, He. Has. Made. You.  Just as in creation, He has brought all these aspects of you and brought it all together, all that concerns you He planed before the foundation of time!  He has done IT and it was so and it is good!