The earth was without form, and "void," when the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters, bringing order out of chaos. (Genesis 1:2) The Hebrew word from which "void" is rendered, is the same that which in Job 26:7 is rendered "the empty place," where we read: "He stretched out the North over the empty place." (Job 26:7)
When we know that the North--secret place--is God's dwelling place, we can understand why there is such an attraction toward the North, and why it is that the earth is kept in position by this mysterious attraction. We say, we can understand why, not how.
God's own presence, by the Spirit, filled every particle of the matter of the earth, and instantly order came out of chaos. Each atom assumed the correct position in relation to every other atom, just as a company of well drilled soldiers fall into line at the word of command.
God dwells in the secret place, and His name is Secret. (Judges 13:18) But, "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear Him." (Psalm 25:14)
Not that men can comprehend the secret, but it is with them. That is, God's presence, that power by which He draws all things to himself, is with them, bringing order into their disordered lives. "Receive the Holy Ghost." (John 20:22)
Yield to Him as passively as the drops of water do to the sun, and the same Divine Power that in the beginning hovered over the face of the waters, and which still keeps the earth steadily turned toward the polar star, will continually overshadow you, and in the midst of a fallen world's perplexity will fill you with the peace of God.--Present Truth, August 4, 1898.