Devotion:
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Read Genesis 1:11-12, 20-25.
“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 this 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.
Personal Worship Option:
I pray we would take time out every day, even 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.
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