Devotion:
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Read Genesis 1:1, 31a.
It is interesting to note the wording in this first Creation story. As each “day” is completed, what has been accomplished is stated as “good.” However, at the end of the sixth day, after God has completed this creating process, the statement then says “...it was very good.” So, in our beginning relationship with God, it was very good. And after we (not just Adam and Eve) broke that relationship, God has been working ever since to restore it.
One way to understand our mission as the people of Christ is to begin by seeing every person we meet as one who God created. We are on a journey with them to restore that “very good” relationship with God that we had at the beginning. We live in a broken world, and we have all contributed to that brokenness. We have sinned and been sinned against.
So, with that understanding, we go out seeking to initiate (“create”) relationships with people that we hope will develop into us both learning and growing in what it means to know and represent this God who created us. In the midst of that relationship, we will look for opportunities to share the love and grace of Jesus Christ, the One we believe is the ultimate revelation of this God.
Personal Worship Option:
Join me in prayer: Creating God, help me see each person as someone you created and love as your own. Guide me to see them through your eyes. Through Christ, Amen.
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