the days of creation,
the miracle of the loaves,
the truth of the Gospels,
prayers at Gethsemane,
the veil torn in two,
and His Son to save us from our sins.
Genesis 1 recounts the LORD's creation of the world. Day by day, the LORD lovingly gives light and life to the earth and all the things of the earth. Then, on the sixth day, He created man in His own image. Of everything the LORD created, we are the only things He created in His image.
Consider this: I love cats far too much (I'm almost crazy cat lady material) and love the cats we have. But in no way can I have a truly meaningful relationship with them. I need to seek someone like me -- another human being -- to have a deep, thoughtful relationship. The LORD created us in *His image*. He *wants* to have a deep, meaningful relationship with us! Out of all of creation, *WE* are the ones to whom he wants to draw close. Isn't that wonderful?
I mean, this is the same God that gave the stars names! And he calls them by their name! But, yet, He seeks a relationship with little ole' me. Little messed up, flopping around aimlessly me.
Isaiah 40:26 NASB
26 Lift up your eyes on high
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the [a]strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing.
And see who has created these stars,
The One who leads forth their host by number,
He calls them all by name;
Because of the greatness of His might and the [a]strength of His power,
Not one of them is missing.
And even more wonderful is that Jesus was there in the very beginning when the LORD created it all. Jesus came so that the relationship between the LORD and His people could be made through Jesus' atoning sacrifice at the cross. In other words, Jesus did the legwork so you and I could have that relationship! Before, man struggled for this. Jesus fixed this with his loving sacrifice.
God loves us so much, He sent His Son to *die* for us just to make it possible to have a deeply personal, intimate relationship with Him! He wants to draw close to you and me. I'm not sure much more would need to be done to say, "God loves you and me."
Oh, how I pray today that your relationship with the LORD of all creation and His Son Jesus would deepen. I pray that You would feel the richness of His love, the depth of His defense, the power of His strength. I pray that you would simply be filled with a desire to learn more of Him, and spending time in His word. And, if you are reading this and don't know Jesus as your savior, please look at my faith story. It can guide you to the way to have Christ as a part of your life!
John 1:1-5 NASB --The Deity of Jesus Christ
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. 5 The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
*Graphic at beginning of page is from the website The Graphics Fairy. All credit for the lovely image belongs to them.
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