Posts with the tag “genesis”

“What have you done?”  Genesis 3:8 When the cool evening breezes were blowing, the man[a] and his wife heard the Lord God walking about in the garden. So they hid from the Lord God among the trees. 9 Then the Lord God called to the man, “Where are you?”10 He replied, “I heard you walking in the garden, so I hid. I was afraid because I was naked.”11 “Who told you that you were naked?” the Lord God ...  Read More

Even though He knew the risk  Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light…26 Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish...  Read More

“Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.  Bright copper kettles and warm woolen  mittens. Brown paper packages tied up  with strings. These are a few of my favorite  things.” —The Sound of Music Have you considered that you are one of  God’s favorite things?  I enjoy thinking about favorite things.  My favorite color is blue. My favorite holiday  is Christmas (a snowy one). I prefer fall and  ...  Read More

Genesis 2:18Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”God never wanted us to be alone. As stated before, one of his greatest values is that of community. So much is this a value of God’s that God lives in a community and has forever. We call this community the Godhead, or the community of God. When God created the world, there ...  Read More