THE POWER OF POSITIVE DESIRE

In Genesis chapter one, God was operating on a spiritual principle which can be more clearly seen in James 1:14-15. “But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.” Sin is the product of lust, and lust actually means a strong, urgent, evil desire. Though this scripture directly relates to a negative desire, yet we find this principle does not only work in the negative realm but also in the positive. When a man is tempted, his lust, that is, the wrong desire tries to pull him away. Finally when he agrees with the wrong desire in his mind, he is enticed. Initially a seed is sown when the man is drawn away by his own lust. This principle does not only work in the negative realm, because good desire can also conceive. And of course you should expect a better result when good desire conceives. Light is stronger than darkness, good is better, greater and stronger than evil. So if evil desire can conceive and bring forth, good desire can conceive and bring forth its own kind. This is exactly what God demonstrated in Genesis 1:2: “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.” And in Genesis 1:11-12: “And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” This is another principle: everything brings forth after its own kind. So you see, when good desire conceives, it will naturally bring forth good things, just as lust brings forth sin. It happens without being forced. So when God had fully conceived what He wanted the earth to be like, He spoke and it came into being.