Learning from Genesis 1 (24): The eternal God and His everlasting love

As we come to the end of this series on "Learning from Genesis 1", let us return to the Bible's first words, "In the beginning, God", let us think about the eternal God, and let us open our hearts to his everlasting love. ‘Lord, You have been our dwelling place throughout all generations... From everlasting …

Learning from Genesis 1 (23): God’s Gift – Eternal Salvation

Genesis 1:30 - “I have given” The gift of God – Life is God’s gift. He is our Creator. Salvation is God’s gift. Jesus is our Saviour. The Holy Spirit is God’s gift. He has come to live in us. He will take us to live with God – to give glory to God forevermore. …

Learning from Genesis 1 (22): The Strong Meat Of God’s Word

Genesis 1:29 - “meat” We need the strong meat of God’s Word if we are to grow strong in the Lord. Let us feed on the Word of God. Let us pray that our hunger will increase. The more we hunger for the Lord, the more fully He will satisfy us.

Learning from Genesis 1 (21): The blessing of God

"God blessed them" (Genesis 1:28). What a good thing it is to be blessed by the Lord! The blessing of God is better than anything else. Without his blessing, we have nothing - nothing that really matters. With his blessing, we have everything that really matters.

Learning from Genesis 1 (20): Created And Called

"So God created mankind in His own image, in the image of God He created them; male and female He created them" (Genesis 1:27). Created in the image of God - this is our high calling. As we journey through life, we're being called to become more like our God - filled with His love and His holiness. …

Learning from Genesis 1 (19): The Beginning Of Conflict And The Promise Of Victory

This post begins in Genesis 1, takes us on to Genesis 3, and far beyond that - to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ! “Created in the image of God” (Genesis 1:26-27) - “God saw everything that He had created … it was very good” (Genesis 1:31). At the end of Genesis 1, things couldn’t …

Learning from Genesis 1 (18): In God’s Image

Genesis 1:26 - “in God’s image” This doesn’t sound like a true description of the way we really are! We are sinners. We have lost our way. It’s a reminder of what God created us to be. It’s His high calling for us. He calls us to be like Him. He calls us to bring …

Learning from Genesis 1 (17): Jesus is Lord! – He Gives His Victory To Us.

Genesis 1:24 - The “beast” Whenever we read, in God’s Word, about “the beast”, we are reminded that we face constant and determined opposition from Satan, the enemy of our souls. Whenever we feel that Satan is getting the upper hand, let us remind him that Jesus is Lord. Genesis 1:25 - “every thing that …

Learning from Genesis 1 (16): God’s Great Faithfulness

Genesis 1:23 - “the evening and the morning” The repeated pattern of nature – evening, morning, evening, morning… – speaks to us of God’s great faithfulness. Without the sustaining power of God of perfect faithfulness and constant love, our world would return to chaos – “without form and void” (1:2). Whatever changes may take place …

Learning from Genesis 1 (15): Blessed By The Lord

Genesis 1:22 - “God blessed them” What a great thing it is to be blessed by the Lord. Without His blessing, we have nothing. We must never forget these challenging words of Jesus; “Without Me, you can do nothing” (John 15:5). What a great challenge they are to our human pride. When we think we …

Learning from Genesis 1 (14): Bearing fruit for Jesus Christ, the risen Lord

Genesis 1:11 – “the fruit tree yielding fruit” We bear fruit as we build our lives on the Word of the Lord (Psalm 1). There is the fruit of the Spirit in our own lives (Galatians 5:22-23). There is the fruit of God at work in the lives upon whom we are able to exert a …

Learning from Genesis 1 (13): Out of the darkness – and into the light

Genesis 1:5 – “Day and Night” It’s like the difference between Day and Night. What a great change there is in us when the Lord brings us out of our darkness and into His light. Genesis 1:6 - “a firmament” Firm – We have a firm foundation upon which to build our faith. There is …

Learning from Genesis 1 (12): The day and the night, the light and the darkness.

"God called the light day, and the darkness he called night" (Genesis 1:5). Here, we read about the day and the night. We, also, read about the light and the darkness. There is physical light. That's daytime. There is, also, physical darkness. That's night time. What are we to say about daytime and night time? …

Learning from Genesis 1 (11): God speaks, and it is done.

God speaks, and it is done (Genesis 1:3,6-7,11). He is pleased with what He has done (Genesis 1:4,10,12). This is the pattern of both God’s original creation and our life as a ‘new creation’ (2 Corinthians 5:17). God speaks to us and we say, ‘Your will be done’ (Matthew 6:10).

Learning from Genesis 1 (10): God our Creator

"Who is God and what is he to you?" - When this question is asked by someone who's searching for God, it's an invitation and an opportunity - an invitation to give a word of personal testimony and an opportunity to help someone find their way back to God. "Who is God and what is …

Learning from Genesis 1 (9): In the beginning, God

Genesis 1-2 "In the beginning, God"  - The first four words of the Bible take us back to the point where we can go no further, back to the eternity of God. What do we find when we are taken back - into the heart of the eternal God? We find love. We discover that …

Learning from Genesis 1 (8): A voice from the ancient past

Genesis 1 From its very first verse, the Bible speaks to us as a voice from the ancient past and a message for our present and our future. The Bible speaks to every generation because it is a Word that comes to us from the eternal God, the everlasting God, the God who is both …

Learning from Genesis 1 (7): This is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.

"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Here, we are taken back to the beginning. Immediately, we feel that we are way out of our depth. Everything is surrounded by mystery. This is too much of us. We try to understand, but we can't take it all in. We confess our faith. We …

Learning from Genesis 1 (6): The beginning

We go back to the first verse of the Bible: "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). When did this world begin? Who can say that they know the answer to this question? What is important in this first verse of the Bible? Is it when did the world begin? …

Learning from Genesis 1 (5): Back to the beginning

Genesis 1:1 – “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” This is our only starting-point. We begin with the eternal God. Before there was creation, there is God. There is nothing beyond God. He is the Beginning. Genesis 1:2 - “darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of …

Learning from Genesis 1 (4): A very good place to start

"In the beginning, God... " (Genesis 1:1). "Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start ... " (from the film, The Sound of Music). When we go back to "a long time ago", do we go back far enough? The first four words of the Bible takes us back beyond "a …

Learning from Genesis 1 (3): A big decision

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). Where does this come from? Does it come from human imagination? or Does it come from divine revelation? Each of us must make up our mind. Will we believe what the Bible's first verse says to us? or Will we dismiss what the …

Learning from Genesis 1 (2): Read about Jesus. Learn about God, your Creator.

"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). "So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them" (Genesis 1:27). Here, in the Bible's first chapter, we have the big picture - the creation of the heavens and the …

Learning from Genesis 1 (1): “In the beginning, God”

"In the beginning, God" (Genesis 1:1). Here, we are taken back to eternity, back to the eternal God. There is nothing beyond this. There is nothing beyond Him. "God created the heaven and the earth" (Genesis 1:1). He is the Lord of heaven and earth. The mention of heaven and earth in the Bible's opening …