Genesis 1:31
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening , and there was morning—the sixth day.
God was happy with His creation. He created everything that that exists: everything that lives and supports life on the earth, and everything that makes up our planet. And he saw that “it was very good.” We cannot improve on God’s creation, and perhaps we ought to pause and wonder if we are trying to do that. Everything that is good and everything that is beautiful comes from God. We cannot improve on his creation. But we can do better to protect it. And we can be creative, and make beautiful things—but we should remember this is only imitating God’s creativity, and using the gifts he has given us.
Lord, you have made everything that is good and beautiful. Forgive us when we try to claim our own “creations”- all the glory is yours. Amen
Becky, transforming
Genesis 1:31
It is obvious if you read the entire creation story, that God was both proud and pleased with his work. He says it was good, very good several times. We need to work harder to preserve this very good work. Unfortunately, the first work we need to do is to try and reverse the harm we, as humans, have done. Once we do that, our job is to treat as sacred this beautiful planet we inhabit. Today, our biggest obstacle is convincing others that this needs to be done.
Prayer: Gracious God, I pray we can overcome those voices who don’t believe we need to take measures that will result in God saying, “it is good, so ver…
Beauty of the earth.
Wednesday, August 14th, 2024
GENESIS 1:31
God saw all that he had made and it was very good. And there was evening ,and there was morning —the sixth day
On the first day, God created light in the darkness. On the second, He created the sky. Dry land and plants were created on the third day. On the fourth day, God created the sun, the moon and the stars. Water and sky animals were made on the fifth day, and on the sixth day, land animals and people were created..Many things have happened since the world was first created, we can still enjoy its beauty and see the many wonders of God’s creation. The waves that…
Genesis 1:31
In each of the preceding days of creation, Scripture says, “it was good.” On the sixth day after the creation of humankind the pronouncement is “it was very good.” As majestic as nature is, humankind is the pinnacle of God’s creation. With that role comes the awesome responsibility to care for what was created in the five days before us. The world’s infatuation with technology and a lifestyle not lacking in any desired comfort has caused creation great harm. That same technology can be used to develop solutions to this problem and we are seeing more and more of that today. This is the Holy Spirit at work in our world.
Prayer - Creator God, forgive us for…