And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. Genesis 1:6-8

What a wonder it is that precisely on this planet we have the right amount of oxygen to breathe, moisture for rain and snow, atmosphere that burns up falling asteroids, an ozone layer for protection. How glad we are that God created sky!

What grace it is that the atmosphere hasn’t fallen into the sea, nor has the ocean rebelled against gravity and climbed into the heavens. God’s separation of waters from waters has continued from the beginning and made our earth an inhabitable home.

O come, let us worship.
We praise You, Creator, for all that is good.

Marva J. Dawn, In the Beginning, God, pg 37.