Day 01 : God Made

Genesis 1-2

"In the beginning God created..."

Because I grew up in church I've heard this and the phrases following OVER AND OVER again.  But this morning as I started "Renew" they took on a new meaning. 

I read the scripture first, not thinking much more about it than I usually have in the past.  When I started to read at 6:30 this morning I honestly felt like...I really wanna go back to sleep...I know these passages so I'll just answer the questions and go back to bed.  But when I prayed the Lord would open my eyes and show me things I had never seen before in these verses, He did exactly that.

No, the verses didn't change, but my view of them did.  After I finished reading, I opened the devotional book up and read the first question...That's when everything changed.

(I forgot to bring my book to work, so you'll have to forgive me if I don't word everything exactly right.) 

The first part is to relate these verses to MY life.  As I thought about how God's creating the Heavens and the Earth and everything in it, I couldn't escape the words...

"Let us create man in our image..." 

I realized, I am created in the image of My Father.  Oh my gosh!  Now to some of you that might not mean much.  But after the things I've been allowed to go through in my life, knowing that I was formed by HIS hands to be LIKE HIM blows my mind!!!

What captured my attention even more was...

"And he saw that it was good."

I believe that after God formed me in my mother's womb [Psalm 139:13] He looked down upon me and said..."She is made in Our image.  Erica Ann Peters is good."  That thought sent chills down my spine.  No matter what my imperfections, HE MADE ME specifically.  I am one of a kind.

  

The last question asked what my favorite part of creation was.  And for me, the answer was simple.  It might sound crazy at first, but just read on and I promise it won't sound crazy for long.

Air.  Oxygen.  This is my favorite part of creation.  Why?  Think about it.  When you wake up first thing in the morning and actually all through the night you're breathing.  While you are asleep, basically unconscious, your body is breathing.  How do you think your body knows to do that?  Because God made us that way. 

"He breathed into Adam the breath of life." 

 I began to wonder...why do I wake up every morning?  Because God breaths the breath of life into me.  No, He doesn't do it like He did with Adam, but if God wanted...I wouldn't wake up in the morning.  Why? Because He could choose NOT to breathe into me.

As I'm writing now I'm realizing even more.  I accepted Christ into my life when I was 13 and that was the day God breathed life into me.  Every breath I take is because He has a purpose for me to live another day. 

Day 1's devotion brought new meaning literally to my life.  I AM LIVING BECAUSE HE WANTS ME ALIVE!