Genesis 1:3-13 concluded…

“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 God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good. 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 the 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. And the evening and the morning were the third day” Genesis 1:9-13

The third day we find an unveiling, even a resurrection. The waters covered the earth, and on this day land emerges from under the waters.

A. W. Pink writes, “These verses bring before us God’s work on the third day, and in harmony with the meaning of this numeral we find that which clearly speaks of resurrection” From GLEANINGS IN GENESIS pg. 19. Certainly, just as in the ordinance of baptism the coming up out of the water symbolizes resurrection, we can see the symbol here. The land emerges from the waters, brings forth life – grass, herbs, trees – and all “After their kind” brought forth fruit.

Those who have trusted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior are trusting Him. A continued trust is the main fruit – evidence – of true faith. It is the resurrected life which is no longer submerged under the waters of the world and death, but has been brought to new life in the resurrection of Christ. Each herb, tree, and blade of grass “…Yielding seed after his kind”.

It is interesting to notice that on the Third Day it is said, “God saw that it was good” twice. Surely, this could take us to Romans 1:4 “Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord (v. 3) …And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead”. Where the Holy Spirit omitted “God saw that it was good” on the second day, He doubly asserts the goodness of the third day. O, the blessing of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

After three days, Jesus arose and came out of the grave.