“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). The Jewish teachers interchangeably connected the “word of God” with the God of Israel. They used this phrase to point their people to the One True God. Throughout the Old Testament, God’s creative power is described as the “word of God.”
This is the power that makes something out of nothing. It is the power that brought all forms of matter into existence, and provided the perfect form and ecosystem for its survival. It is the power that created life. And this “word” is the force, the power, that sustains life and provides the necessary structure and environment for that life to prosper. God is amazing. Our God is a powerful God!
As a believer in Christ Jesus, you are the result of God’s magnificent creative power. He provided you with a new Spirit—His Spirit—when you accepted His Son into your heart, and confessed your sins to Him. Here is the promise: “But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” (John 1:12). You now belong to God.
John would later write, “If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us” (1 John 1:8-11). Jesus replaced what was dead and decaying with what is eternally alive and thriving. He moved in and now permanently lives within you. You no longer have to try to control every detail of your life. Let Jesus lead, and start following Him.
You can now rest in the perfect work of Jesus Christ crucified on the cross at Calvary. Just as God expressed Himself and created life through the Word, Jesus Christ, He wants to express who He is and create more life through your life. He wants others to experience His great love for them through you. He wants His love to be obvious to those around you. He wants to use you as an instrument of His grace in bringing people into a greater knowledge and love for His Son—the Living Word, the One who was present in the beginning. Let His unlimited power flow through you.
Read: Open your Bible and read Genesis 1:1-31.
Reflect: Prayerfully consider the following: What patterns do you find as you study God’s creation? Since you are created in the image of God, what does this statement say about the value God places on your life?
Respond: As a result of these truths, what might need to change in my attitude, beliefs, and actions? What steps do I need to take outwardly?
The source of this content comes from our book, Walking with Jesus.