Stories of God: Creation to Christ — from the first light of creation to the empty tomb at dawn

God makes the worldGenesis 1:1-25Length: Long

Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

  • Read
  • Reread
  • Retell

Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

  1. What does this passage show me about God?

    • What does God create on each day, and what does he say about what he has made?
  2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

    • Where in creation do you most clearly see that God is good and powerful?
  3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

    • How will you stop this week to notice and thank the God who made all of this?
  4. Who will I tell?

    • Who could you tell that the world is not an accident but the work of a good Maker?

Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).

Pray

God, thank you that you spoke and everything good came to be — light, sea, sky, and every living thing. Help me see your hand in the world you made.