In The Beginning…

by 12 May

Genesis 1:1

The History of Creation

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 

 

Genesis is full of beginnings, but it is clear that God himself does not begin here. God is already there when the Bible opens, for He was already there when the universe came to be. His very name ‘Yahweh’ translates to ‘always’ – as in He always was, and always will be.

The Bible is a beautiful love story that is written for us to read and to search – not just at a glance when we first believed in Jesus, but recognize this is actually the Living Word – meaning God continues to speak to us through His Word in all the seasons we are in ~ that is if we should open it and read it 😉 ~ as having it on a shelf or beside our bed is not going to very effective if it’s just collecting dust right?!

The Book of Genesis is not just the story of creation, but is a beautiful picture of the creator Himself.

It tells us that *;

1/ God is Personal. A full person with feelings, thoughts, and motives like us.

2/ God is Powerful. He can simply speak things into being!

3/ God is Uncreated.

4/God is Creative. Such an imagination and such an artist!! Not two snowflakes or clouds or stars the same, yet everything in perfect harmony – a true uni-verse.

5/ God is Orderly.

6/ God is Singular.

7/ God is Plural. The word used for God in the original translation is not the singular ‘El” but the plural ‘Elhoim’ – which means 3+. So the very first sentence in the Bible, using a plural noun with a singular verb, is grammatically wrong but theologically right – God who is Three in One.

8/ God is Good. His goodness sets the standard for all goodness.

9/ God is Living. He is active in the world of time and space.

10/ God is a Communicator. He speak to creation and the creatures within it and in particular He wants to talk with and relate to human beings.

11/ God is Like Us. We are made in His image!

12/ God is Unlike Us. He can create something out of nothing, whereas we can only manufacture something out of something else.

So, we know we have a vertical relationship with God and a horizontal relationship with all that God created and the Bible helps us work out how to do this well, as God intended for us to.

We see in Genesis a collection of the stories of imperfect people struggling to follow a perfect God and how mercy and grace and God’s plan for us to be redeemed to Him has been His plan since the Fall. I love this quote from Max Lucado, “The cross was drawn into the original blueprint. … The moment the forbidden fruit touched the lips of Eve, the shadow of a cross appeared on the horizon.”

God has a plan for you and for your life and He is drawing you into His Word to unpack what He is saying to you today.

I have read and re-read many portions of scriptures over decades, and it’s amazing how there is relevance to what I am going through in different seasons of life as I read the same scriptures!

Adele has taken the Book of Genesis and along with the help of the Holy Spirit every step of the way, has put it into bite size pieces, allowing not just insight and understanding but also lends you to have the ability to digest and absorb what you read, as well as learning more about what God is currently speaking in this era.

Bold Existence has an ongoing Bible Study (Discipleship Accountability) that you can do along with Adele, where you have access to her notes, and listening to short videos alongside your own study taking your own notes . This is a self paced model that can be opened daily and is on-going, or she has just now re-packaged the Book of Genesis for the first time releasing it to be available as a stand alone option!

This is such a gift whether you are new to reading the Bible or more seasoned in hearing the Lord through the Scriptures, this Bible Study will help you grow in your knowledge and understanding of the Book of Genesis and discover how applicable it is in this era!

Click here to enrol today- you’ll be grateful you decided to unpack the Bible with Adele! https://www.boldexistence.com.au/bible-study-individual-books-of-the-bible/

Wherever you find yourself in the world, I love that you have access to this amazing Bible Study. If you have been enjoying it and are blessed by it – please be sure to pass on the details to others! Our heart is to see the Good News of Jesus spread around the globe and for the making of disciples as Jesus commanded us to do so!

Be blessed brothers and sisters 😊

By Candace Foy

*reference to David Pawson’s Unlocking the Bible

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