January 1
Genesis 1:1-3:24
The first two chapters of Genesis are like the beginning of a traditional roller coaster ride. These chapters take you up, up, up to see the grand, beautiful world God has made. You see God's hand creating a very good world. Yet like the rest of a roller coaster, chapter 3 takes us down a steep drop. We find ourselves plummeting toward disaster as Adam and Eve rebel against God. Suddenly the very good world God made descends into disaster. Sin, death, enmity, pain, and toil all descend upon God's world. Yet even amid chaos there is hope.
Genesis 3:15 is called the protoevangelium (first Gospel) and it shows that sin, death, and disaster will not be the end of the story. No matter how broken the world, or our lives, God's grace and power is greater. God promises, right after the sinful fall of humanity, he will send someone who will come to "crush" the head of Satan and destroy sin and death. This person, Jesus, came so we could find forgiveness and have life like God originally intended. As we read through the Bible this year, it is ultimately a story that points us to God. It deals with the real brokenness of the world and the tragedies we face but points us always to a savior and a hope. As we read this year, may we be filled with the unexplainable hope that only our gracious God can offer.
Father God, thank you that through your son, Jesus, I can have eternal life. Thank you for the forgiveness and salvation that I have in You. Amen.
How have you seen God's grace amid sin and tragedy?
The first two chapters of Genesis are like the beginning of a traditional roller coaster ride. These chapters take you up, up, up to see the grand, beautiful world God has made. You see God's hand creating a very good world. Yet like the rest of a roller coaster, chapter 3 takes us down a steep drop. We find ourselves plummeting toward disaster as Adam and Eve rebel against God. Suddenly the very good world God made descends into disaster. Sin, death, enmity, pain, and toil all descend upon God's world. Yet even amid chaos there is hope.
Genesis 3:15 is called the protoevangelium (first Gospel) and it shows that sin, death, and disaster will not be the end of the story. No matter how broken the world, or our lives, God's grace and power is greater. God promises, right after the sinful fall of humanity, he will send someone who will come to "crush" the head of Satan and destroy sin and death. This person, Jesus, came so we could find forgiveness and have life like God originally intended. As we read through the Bible this year, it is ultimately a story that points us to God. It deals with the real brokenness of the world and the tragedies we face but points us always to a savior and a hope. As we read this year, may we be filled with the unexplainable hope that only our gracious God can offer.
Father God, thank you that through your son, Jesus, I can have eternal life. Thank you for the forgiveness and salvation that I have in You. Amen.
How have you seen God's grace amid sin and tragedy?
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Happy New Year! Amen. God has been so kind to show his grace by still pursuing us when when we resist and run from him. The fact we can still hear God's voice today despite the wickedness we live in shows his grace and love for us. When we run and try to hide in our sin and shame he is patient and still waits for us. This is grace: that he loves him even when we sin. Hallelujah! Praise be to God!