Genesis 1 God Created

As we open the front cover of our Bibles we turn to Genesis 1.  I am amazed that right from the very first verse God gives us a stewardship principle:  "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."  We know a few things about God from this verse that will help us as we increase our faith and trust in Him in stewardship.

1. God was in the beginning:  God has always existed.  He isn't something created by some higher authority, He is the highest authority we can look to.  There is no time when He has not been present so He has all history in his hands.  Because He is both pre-existent and omnipresent, so we can be assured that our current circumstances do not escape his notice. 

2.  God created:  God himself declares He is the creator.  There isn't any human interference and there isn't chance or spontaneous assembly of the universe.  This is not an anti-science perspective, all God's truth is revealed in science.  One day our scientists will discover the truth of this statement as well.  As we consider our own situations, we know that God is the owner of everything because He created it.  It is His to give.

3.  God created the heavens and the earth:  There is nothing in the universe that God is not in authority over.  We can trust his authority over the circumstances we face. 

There is so much to explore in Genesis 1 that we could apply to our stewardship.  Let me just present a few additional principles in this chapter.

1. In creating, it was done using a word: God spoke.  If God can create the universe so effortlessly, how much more can He handle the issues we face.  Another thought; the spoken word is powerful and we would do well to consider the words we speak.  They can build up or tear down.  They also reveal the condition of our hearts, so if we have words coming out of our mouths revealing bitterness or hostility we might want to step up our feedings on God's word and allow Him to create in us a clearn heart.

2.  It was good:  When God does something, it is good.  Only God could say that. 

3.  God's abundant provision:  water, sun, stars, day, night, land, vegetation, animals, and mankind (male and female).  God filled the earth with everything we needed for a satisfying life on earth.  This is the same God that has provided for you today and will continue to provide for you in the future.

4.  God's command:  God as the authority over mankind gave the first command for stewarding his creation:  be fruitful and multiply.  God issued this command to the animals in verse 22 and then again to man in verse 28. 

5.  We are created in God's image:  God when creating man (as opposed to the remainder of creation) created in His own image.  God didn't raise man up to be an equal, but he gave a spiritual awareness that wasn't offered to the rest of creation.  He did this to establish a special relationship with man.  We are truly blessed to have a loving creator who reached down to us to establish that relationship.  God continues to reach down to mankind offering a free gift of salvation for anyone who will accept that offer.  He then gives the hope of eternity in His company - forever with Him what could be better?

May God richly bless you as you seek Him and as you serve Him!