Genesis 1 gives us the first glimpse of who God is. The opening verse tells us that God existed before the beginning, and that He created the heavens and the earth. From there, the story of the creation unfolds. We see that God spoke and from the words of His mouth everything, from light to humanity, came into being, and then at the completion of each day's work God declares it good..
Genesis 1 shows that God is a god of process. He could have easily completed the whole work of creation instantaneously, but He didn't. He took six days, gradually adding to His masterpiece, letting complexity increase, and culminating with beings made in His own image.
Genesis 1 shows that God is a god of order. He creates light and separates from the darkness creating day and night. He contains light to the sun and stars, and in this makes seasons and years. He separates the water making the sky, then fills sea and sky with fish and birds. He gathers the water in one place and then brings forth dry land, which He fills with vegetation, then He creates the land animals to fill the earth. Everything takes place in the proper order.
Genesis 1 shows us that God is a god of life. He creates the plants with seeds so that more plants will be produced. He instructs all creatures to be fruitful and multiply, filling the sea, the sky, and the earth. He creates a cycle where life continues.
Genesis 1 shows us that God is a god of authority. He speaks and by the power of His words it is so. He charges man with the authority to have dominion over the earth, representing Him before creation, and caring for it.
Genesis 1 shows us that God is a god of relationship. He creates man and woman. He makes man in His image so that He may engage in relationship with him.
Genesis 1 is just the beginning the story, but it gives us an amazing introduction to who God is. Now we turn the page...
Fight the lion, 1 Peter 5.1-11
TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY!
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