Mon, 1 January, 2007: Today’s Bible readings.
1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
As we come to the new year, let’s start at the very beginning. (A very good place to start.) Genesis 1:1 tells us of the beginning of the world we live in.
What do we learn from this?
God created the universe. He created the heavens and the earth. This is fundamental, and if we don’t comprehend this, we will go wrong on many other things as well. The universe didn’t just one day leap into existence out of a quantum singularity. It did not create itself. The universe was created. We are all creatures, created by God. We owe everything to Him, including our worship and service, for we belong to Him by creation. We belong to Him, for He made us, as well as everything else.
Where is Christ in this passage?
The apostle John makes an allusion to Genesis 1:1 in the beginning of his gospel.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made.
The second person of the Trinity, who became flesh in the person of Jesus Christ, was there at the creation of the world. He is the agent of creation, as the Word, used to speak the universe into creation.
