My God and My Abba

As the year began, my scripture reading took off from the very beginning in Genesis.

What does the very first chapter of Genesis speak to us about God?

God our Creator

Gen 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

The very first sentence identifies the very existence of anything and everything from Him.

Gen 1:27 “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.”   He is our creator and we are made in His image.  

God’s word is Powerful

Gen 1:3 “And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.”

God spoke everything into existence. His word is powerful. When God speaks there is a flow of power that brings about what he intends.

Take the time and listen to what God is saying to you, one of the ways He speaks is through His word, so immerse yourself in it to understand and know Him better.

A God of Order and Understanding

He created everything in order. The light and dark, then the seas and land were separated and only then the plants and animal life were brought into existence. He could have spoken everything into existence at once. But He did it in a way that makes sense to us, we may not understand it all, but we do get an understanding of who He is and can appreciate His work.

A Provider

Gen 1:11-12 “Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.”

All the fruit, grain and vegetation were created mature (yielding fruit) and were already ready to reproduce. We see God as a provider even before He created man.

The act of creation shows us His absolute greatness, authority and power. When He speaks there is power and things happen, literally out of nothing (Gen 1:2a “Now the earth was formless and empty”) and no chaos, no disorder. It shows His Power and Sovereignty over everything.

As we begin the year, there is an inclination to think of what may lie ahead in the coming year. Or your year may already have had a rocky start. Whatever it may be, hold onto what Genesis 1 reveals to us about God and step into the days ahead with the strength that comes from knowing ‘We are His and He is our God’. Trust and surrender into His all powerful and caring hands and be rest assured that we have an all mighty, powerful and sovereign God whom we call our Lord and our Heavenly Father who is watching over us and will never forsake us.

Psalm 90:2  “Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever you had formed the earth and the world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.”

God Bless.