When God’s Word is used to understand the truth about His creation a “literal” understanding of Holy Scripture is discovered.

Complete confidence in the historic accuracy of His Word is empowering and essential for hearing His voice. Holy Scripture tells us that the author and finisher of our faith, the Lord of all creation … is the one who established the earth upon a solid foundation.

Genesis 1:1 describes our planet as being created “formless.” There were no high mountains at earth’s surface … AND … there was a void (Gen 1:1-2). God created our planet in such a way, so as to accommodate His unfolding plan, “For thus says the Lord, who created the heavens  … He is the God who formed the earth and made it, He established it and did not create it in vain.” (Isaiah 45:18). It is extremely important to acknowledge this profound detail – the Earth was created formless.

Currently our planet is by no means formless. The highest mountain reaches upward of 29,000 feet. Scriptures tell us that in the beginning, the Earth was formless and its entire surface was covered with a vast body of fresh water. The volume of water on our planet has not changed. It is the same as it was in the very beginning. Earth’s size has also remained constant, at about 197-million square miles. Taking into consideration that Earth was originally “formless,” we may calculate that less than two miles of fresh water would have covered the entire smooth surface of Earth on day one of creation.