Before
the World Was
It was
nothing, nothing at all,
Not a
shining star in sight. Pitch darkness.
No eyes
to see,
No ears
to hear,
No
laughter, no tears,
No sun
to arise with beams of warmth,
No
moonlit night.
The
earth was not earth, but a formless mass.
No
waters to reflect,
No sky
to stretch wide,
No seeds
to sprout,
No
breath to rise.
Time was
unborn.
The
void, vast and silent,
Held no
song, no name, no flame.
But God
was there.
Infinite.
Present.
Not
hidden—but waiting.
With
Word unspoken,
And love unfailing.
He
hovered—like breath before speech.
He
dreamed light.
He
imagined oceans.
He
traced mountains.
He knew
you.
Before
the first dawn.
Before
the world was.
Then His
voice—
Like
thunder wrapped in mercy—
Pierced
the deep.
“Let
there be light.”
The
silence broke.
Waters
ran.
Colors
bloomed.
Stars shone like new.
And from
the dust,
He
shaped a soul.
Even
then,
The Lamb
was known—
Slain
before time,
Waiting
to awaken the broken.
He saw
your story.
He
carried your name.
Even
then,
You were
loved.
Susan Barker
Nikitenko 2025©
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- **Jeremiah 1:5**
*“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.”*
- **Ephesians 1:4**
*“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.”*
- **1 Peter 1:20**
*“Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you.”*
- **2 Timothy 1:9**
*“Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling... before the world began.”*
- **Psalm 139:15–16**
*“My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret... Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect.”*
- **Galatians 1:15**
*“But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother's womb, and called me by his grace.”*
- **Isaiah 49:1**
*“The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name.”*
- **John 17:24**
*“For thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.”*
- **Romans 8:29**
*“For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son…”*
