Genesis 1:1 "The Begining"

01/30/2005

SPIRITUAL DIARY

My Worship Time                                                      Focus:  The beginning

Bible Reading & Meditation             Reference:  Genesis 1:1

            Message of the verse:  1. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Moses begins the first book of the Bible with the words “in the beginning.”  This does not mean the beginning of God, for God has always existed and will always exist for He is eternal.  This beginning speaks of the creation of the earth and the things we see and can’s see in our sky, things that until recent years have not been seen by human eyes, but were created by God. 

            The word used for God in this verse is “Elohim,” and this word is plural, which could speak of the Triune God or the Trinity.  The word means God, Judge, and Creator. 

            There are three books of the Bible which begin with the word beginning, and they are Genesis, Mark, and John, and the beginnings that they are written about are all different.  Mark writes about the beginning of the Gospel, of when Jesus begins to teach and preach about the good news of God.  John writes about eternity past and of Jesus Christ the second person of the God-head, when He was in eternity past before He became a man and came to earth.  In John’s first letter he also writes about a beginning:  “What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life.”

            Spiritual meaning for my life today:  As I think about beginnings I cannot help but think about the beginning of my salvation, when I accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as my Savior and my Lord.  That was on January 26^th of 1974, but in truth it was in eternity past when God choose me before the foundations of the earth, and it was also when the Lord Jesus Christ died for me on the cross as He paid for my sins, but it was on January 26^th of 1974 that the Holy Spirit of God called me to be His own that I was born again.  The entire Trinity was involved in the salvation of my soul, as in the salvation of everyone who has been saved or will be saved.  January 26, 1974 was truly the beginning of eternal life for me and I will praise the Lord throughout eternity for this wonderful gift of love and grace that He has given to me, not because I deserved it, but because of God’s wonderful grace and mercy, along with His great love for me.

The Word of God has been refreshment to my heart as I read and studied it this morning.

My Steps of Faith Today:  As this year of 2005 comes to a close, with less than two days left, I want to praise the Lord for seeing me through this very difficult year and providing everything needed for Sandy and I, even though it is not exactly how we had planned out our retirement years, yet God has a plan for our lives and nothing will stop the execution of His plan for us.