God Said…

I love the beginning of the Bible where God is first introduced. He is introduced a Creator and Designer Who speaks everything into existence. He’s building a universe and all the planets and all He does is speak all of it into existence. He did handle the situation with building the man a bit different. Check this out…

1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
2. And God said… (Light – day 1)
3. And God said… (Expanse-Sky – day 2
4. And God said… (Ground & Oceans – day 3)
5. And God said… (Vegetation & Trees – day 3)
6. And God said…(Sun & Moon – day 4)
7. And God said…(Every living creature – day 5)
8. Then God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.’

27 So God created mankind in his own image,

    in the image of God he created them;

    male and female he created them.

31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth (6^th) day. (Genesis 1:1-3,6,9,11,14,20,26-27, 31 NIV)

God spoke the entire universe into existence and took some special time building man. He made us in His image. The way our story begins is with God and Him creating all that I see and know. He then creates mankind in His image. I believe I’m created in His likeness and image. I also believe He created mankind to be over the other parts of creation.

This passage of scripture is the very first chapter in the first book of the Bible and God starts speaking. He speaks creation into existence in 6 days and rests on the 7^th day. He continues to speak to His people throughout history and even today, I believe that God is speaking, making, and shaping. He is The Creator and The Giver of all life. I want to keep that in mind as I walk about His earth today. I want His image to come out in my attitude and spirit.

God speaks and I should move upon His command or even His suggestion. He might just use me to build or create something eternal or meaningful here on earth.

Pressing On!

Dwayne