Creation – Beginnings

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1

The first few words of the Bible make a powerful statement about the nature of our God. To better understand the creation story in the Bible, it
helps compare it to other creation stories found in ancient society. Israel’s neighbors had their own stories of the world’s creation. They involve gods warring with one another and humans being created as an accident or to serve the gods like slaves. This story shaped the Babylonians’ ideas about the world. They feared their gods and felt the world was a scary place.

But the creation story we find in Scripture presents our God, the one true God, as powerful, intentional, and most of all personal. God created the heavens and the earth and everything in them. He did so with his breath, with his hands, with care and passion. Our world, with all its complexities and intricacies, is not an accident. It was designed by the world’s greatest architect. It is sophisticated and beautiful.

In the course of this series, we will explore the overall narrative of Scripture. We will learn about the ups and downs of God’s relationship with
humanity and God’s desire to live in relationship with creation. As we journey through the overall narrative of the Old Testament, it’s important
to keep our origins in the back of our minds. God has a plan. God is deliberate. God is powerful. And God will stop at nothing to be united with
his beloved creation. With you and with me.

Our world is not an afterthought or an accident. And through the ups and downs of history, God has always been at work. Open your eyes to see God creating in your life today