Christ Church Daily Devotion Nov 28 2023

This devotion discusses the creation story from Genesis 1. It emphasizes that God is the origin of all things and that everything in the world, including the heavens and the earth, is created for His purpose and glory. The passage encourages readers to see God at the center of the Bible and their lives, and to take time each day to appreciate and give thanks for His creation. Welcome to Christ Church Daily Devotion for November 28, 2023. Today we will be reading from Genesis chapter 1, verses 11 through 12, verses 20 through 25. Then God said, And God said, And God blessed them and said, Be fruitful, and increase in number, and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth. And there was evening, and there was morning the fifth day. And God said, Let the land produce living creatures, according to their kinds, the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind. And it was so. God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. The heavens and the earth is an all-encompassing phrase meant to signify the totality of creation. The heavens refer to everything above us, the sky, the universe, even the far reaches of space that would have been unknown to Adam, Isaac, Jacob, Abraham, and Moses, and that we are only just beginning to explore today. God created every star and planet, every particle of gas, every black hole, and every piece of dust is the work of His hand, created for a purpose and for His glory. Of course, the earth refers to His planet, the ground beneath our feet, the soil, rocks, plates, and lava under our feet, and all the grass, flowers, trees, vines, fields, mountains, hills, valleys, and deserts across the entire globe. They are all the creation of God, made for a purpose and for His glory. Genesis 1 goes on to describe how all these things came into being, starting with an empty planet that God created, and God speaking light into existence. The important point to see here is that God is the origin of all things. All things depend upon Him and exist for Him. The Bible is all about God because the entirety of creation is all about God. If we read the Bible without seeing God at the center of it, we are missing the point. If we live our lives and enjoy creation without seeing God at the center of it, we are missing the point. Today's personal worship option, I pray we would take time out of every day, if just for a minute, to stop and contemplate the fact that this world, this universe, is God's creation, and to give Him thanks for allowing us the privilege of enjoying it for as long as He permits.