Reading
SAA Notes
John begins the opening words of his Gospel with the opening words of Genesis. We live in a universe that testifies to the creative intelligence behind it, to the joy of God in His creation. This is the starting point and foundation of the Gospel.
SJA Notes
* Creator God, we would learn from Your word today. Please teach us more of You.
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
God is shown here at work. The three Persons of God, putting together creation.
From the rest of scripture we see Father, Spirit and the Son at work.
The book of John, chapter one, tells us that God in the Person of the Son is the WORD (in the beginning with the Father), and that all things were made through Him.
We know from Hebrews chapter one that Jesus the Son is the energy by which all of creation is sustained.
It is incredible to contemplate that Jesus was at work with the Father and the Spirit in making man (in Their image) – That one day thousands of years later God the Son would take on flesh as a man.
We know from a number of places in scripture (such as Ephesians chapter one) that before this act of creation, before the foundation of the world, God had chosen us in Christ Jesus (God in the Person of the Son), our names written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Creation is not just something God came up with on a whim. Just as the role of Jesus as King and Saviour was not a plan b to deal with pesky humans sinning.
We can start our reading in Genesis with the full and secure knowledge that God’s plans for us are deep and rock-solid.
Truly the testimony of Jesus (God’s word become flesh) from Genesis to Revelation is the spirit of prophesy – All of God’s word testifies to Him!
* God in Heaven,
Thank You for another year begun.
Thank You for creating the lights that separate day from night to be for signs and seasons, for our measuring of days and years.
Please teach us today what You want us to know.
Amen.