Devotion:
These verses remind us that God has been in the life-giving business from the beginning of time. God gave life to the plants, to the animals of the water, air and land, as well as to us humans. God is all about giving life where there is no life. God gives life.
As the Bible story continues, we see this truth in other times and places. When Abraham and Sarah thought they were too old to have a child, God gave them a son named Isaac. God gave new life where there was no hope of new life. God gives life.
Throughout Jesus’ ministry on earth, he regularly healed people and in some cases, brought them back from the dead. God gives life.
Obviously, Easter is the ultimate example of this truth. Jesus gave up his life to die for us on the cross. But where there was no life, God gave new life. God resurrected Jesus from death. God proved that he could not be defeated by anything, including death. God gives life.
As you go through each day, be open to the presence of this life-giving God all around you. God gives life.
Personal Worship Option:
There is a Taiwanese hymn in our UMC Hymnal that offers these words:
God created heaven and earth, all things perfect brought to birth;
God’s great power made dark and light, earth revolving day and night.
Let us praise God’s mercy great; all our needs that love await;
God who fashions all that lives to each one a blessing gives.
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