THE SECOND CREATION

The process of the first creation is not any different from the process of the second creation; it is just the place of occurrence that differs. The process of the second creation has to do with the transformation of man at new birth, “therefore, if anyone is in Christ, He is a new creation...” II Cor. 5:17 [NIV]. The new creation in this passage is the second creation.
In the next few paragraphs, we’ll be going through the process of the new creation in relation to the first creation. In other words, the significance of every account of the first creation in the second creation.
From Gen. 1:1-2; every man at the first stage of His life was formed in darkness, just as David said, “…in sin did my mother conceive me” Psalm 51:5. But as the god of this world is moving round seeking whom to devour, so is the Spirit of God moving round seeking an open heart to dwell.
Gen 1:3; “…let there be light”. This is the first stage of transformation where illumination is set into the man with an open heart. But in this case, the light comes in a different dimension. The light in this case is Jesus Christ, this light is as a result of accepting the life in the word [Jesus Christ]; “in Him was life, and the life was the light of men” John 1:4[NIV]. The command ‘…let there be light’ was brought into accomplishment by the Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit.
Gen 1:4-5; there is something about light, anywhere a light shines, darkness is driven away. In the same way, when the light of God shines in a man’s life, it causes a separation from darkness. Unlike in the first creation, “day” refers to the times of unlimited joy and happiness, abundant blessing, and “night” refers to the time of trials and sorrows that come up in the journey of a man’s life.
All these things on the light have to do with the first stage of transformation 0f a man with respect to the second creation.
Gen 1:6-13; there is also the separation of waters, and the drying up of some waters to form land. In a man’s life, there must be a river of living waters, and there must also be a land that bears fruits, and every man is a product of the fruits He bears. The land produces fruits while the waters give life to these fruits.
Gen 1:14-19; even after the making of light and the separation of light from darkness, there was the provision of two great lights, in which the lesser light was to overcome the darkness, to fulfill the scriptures, “even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you” Psalm 139:12[NIV], and because God would never leave His own people. The lesser light signifies the presence of God in the darkest times in the man’s life. As a saying goes, “He might not promise you a safe journey, but there’s always an assurance of a safe landing”, and the scriptures also made us understand that His thoughts towards us is to give us an expected end [Jeremiah 29:11 (KJV)].
One important and significant event in the first creation that also has an important significance in the second creation is in Gen 1:26-27; this has to do with the making of ‘YOU’ in ‘YOU’. This is the making of a personality in a man’s life that would nurture the fruits, till the land, dominate everything in the man’s life. It is this personality that relates with God. This particular stage ends the whole process of transformation, and it is until this process come to an end before God starts relating directly to a man.
And if God hasn’t come to rest in your life, then your process of transformation hasn’t come to an end.