It Was Good

Date: Thursday, January 01, 2015
Today's Chapters: Genesis 1-3
Message Title: It Was Good

Hello My Friend, 

The Book of Genesis, which means beginnings, is the first book of the Old Testament and Bible,and it contains fifty chapters. The inspired author of the book is Moses, and the timeline for these events took place approximately between 4004 BC and 1689 BC. The purpose of the book was to preserve the historical background of Israel and record the beginning of creation, sin, redemption, and God's dealings with man. What we are to learn from the book is that God is the creator of all things, and His plan from the beginning included all nations, not just Israel. “And I will make thy seed to multiply as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these countries; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed;” - Genesis 26:4.

Over six thousand and twenty years ago God did something truly amazing, He created the heavens and earth, and everything on it. Every creature, plant, and tree made was made of it's own kind, meaning He made different breeds of cows, but they were all cattle and stayed cattle. After He created light, the sun, the earth, the grass, and everything in between, He made man,and He saw that it was good. “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.” - Genesis 1:1,25-28.

There is much speculation over the age of the earth, many people take out of context what God says about one year being as a thousand, but one day has always been twenty-four hours. In six twenty-four hour days, God created everything and by the way, everything that was made was made from something that God has made. We can deny the truth and listen to all the false claims by God hating scientists who try to do everything possible to discredit Him, or we can listen to God, and trust in His Word to show us the truth. Many things in the heavens and earth cannot be explained, but one thing can, life. Life is not by chance, it's a blessing, something precious, and to bring yourself down to a level that you are merely made of some type of goo is just an insult. Value your life, and every life as if it were your own, God does. “For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother's womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. How precious also are thy thoughts unto me, O God! how great is the sum of them!” - Psalm 139:13-15,17.

God explains how He created man, “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul. And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil. And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.” - Genesis 2:7-9,15-18.

God breathed into the nostrils of a lifeless mold of dust and in an instant a living soul was given to man. The tree of knowledge of good and evil, one can wonder why God placed something that was forbidden in the midst of paradise in the first place, but think about this. We must have boundaries, God saw that everything He made was good, but that does not mean that it is necessarily good for us. Some people are allergic to certain foods, and if they eat them they will surely die, that does not mean that it was not something good that God created, it means their bodies cannot handle it. This is the same reason why God did not want them to eat of the fruit of the tree of good and evil, their bodies would not be able to handle it. God does not place restrictions on us to keep us from living life, He gives them so we can live the best life without the needless suffering. “Keep my commandments, and live; and my law as the apple of thine eye. Bind them upon thy fingers, write them upon the table of thine heart. Say unto wisdom, Thou art my sister; and call understanding thy kinswoman: That they may keep thee from the strange woman, from the stranger which flattereth with her words.” - Proverbs 7:2-5.

While Adam was doing his thing on earth, something else was going on in heaven, a war between good and evil. One of the archangels, Lucifer, wanted to be above God, so, he gathered some followers and the battle. To end the battle in heaven, God cast Lucifer to the earth, but the battle was not over, Lucifer made his way into the garden, and found Eve looking over at the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. “Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.” - Genesis 3:1-6.

That one act of disobedience seems like nothing to us, but it was something to God, it not only caused them to die spiritually, it cause that death to be passed down to all of us. God was not talking about a physical death here, He was talking about taking His life out of that living soul, meaning He removed His Spirit from their soul, and ours too. Why? God saw the sin nature of all of His creation, and He couldn't bare to keep His Spirit upon one soul that sinned. Now, we are all sinners, every one of us can fall into temptation, just like Adam and Eve did, we can blame them, hate God for even allowing it all in the first place, or we can be responsible and admit that everything that God made is good, but not always good for us. We have a choice, and by the way, God knew what was going to happen, He already prepared a way for a soul to receive His Spirit, and that way is Jesus Christ. “These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.” - 1 John 5:13.

You can learn more about Lucifer, also known as Satan, by reading the books of Ezekiel and Revelation. 

Today's Prayer: God, Thank You for endings and new beginnings, for the hope of eternal life and giving us Your truths to live by. Without You all is dark and void, but with You we can see the Light and a great year ahead. Lord, watch over us, guide us, and help us walk in the Light throughout 2015, give us peace, comfort, and hope for a great and prosperous year. Remind us how fortunate we are and never let us forget that we are fearfully and wonderfully made just the way You made us. In Jesus' name. Amen.

God Bless You, I am praying for you,
Christina

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