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God Created You Very Good

                                   God Created You Very Good

God created everything in 6 days. After each day of creation God saw that what
He had made was good. Yet, after God had created everything – especially man and
woman, He saw that all He had created was very good. You are very good in God’s
eyes! Genesis 1:31 says,

And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was
evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 

1. Read Genesis 1 and 2 and summarize what each chapter is saying to you.
(His creation is His work of love for us! If you doubt this, as you read Genesis
1 and 2, make the creation story personal to yourself. You can do this by
asking yourself, “Why did He create that for me?” Example: God created the
sun so I can delight in its warmth and light on chilly days.)

2. At one time in my life, because of my childhood, I thought I was worthless. I
later realized from Genesis that I was very good in God’s sight. The word
“very” means exceedingly. The word “good” is defined by many positive
words. Some of the positive words are: beautiful, delightful, pleasant, glad,
precious, correct, excellent, lovely, convenient, joyful, fruitful, secure, kind,
and righteous. What if someone who loved you wrote you a letter using
these words to express what they thought about you? How would you feel?
Remember, these words are what God thinks about you! Take a few minutes
and think of that fact.

3. Answer the question, “What do you really think of yourself?” Take some time
with this question. Use your journal if you want. Ask the Spirit to search
your heart and mind, so you can answer truthfully. Be specific.

4. Take some of the positive words from above that define the word “good”.
Describe how that word applies to your life with God. (Examples: I am
beautiful to God because He called me very good in Genesis 1. I am
convenient to God, not an inconvenience as my childhood family led me to
believe.)

5. You are very good in God’s eyes and that is the truth! Since you are very
good in God’s eyes, how should you think of yourself? Use God’s Word to
answer this question if you can.

God’s Love in Creation

           God’s Love in Creation
(God’s love for you is seen in His creation)                      Daniel Victor


In many instances in our society, love has become a buzz word that we use to sound loving. However, we fail to put that “love” into action. God’s love, in contrast, is filled with action. In numerous scriptures we are told that the foundation of God’s love is shown through the action of sending His Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the cross for us. However, His love for us is also seen very clearly through His creation every single day of our lives. This week we are going to study about God’s creation and how it applies to us personally. Just a little reminder from scripture, it is very clear humans are the focal point and masterpiece of God’s creation.

GODS LOVE

“Agape” is the Greek word that best describes God’s love. Agape means, unselfish
love that is driven by what is best for the person loved, not by the person loving. In
other words, it is an unselfish, unconditional, and sacrificial love. I think we think
God loves us out of duty not out of desire. However, “agape” love suggests that the
lover finds joy in that something or someone. In other words, God’s love is bursting
with emotion for us.

The Hebrew word that best describes God’s love is defined by the word “hesed”.
This word is translated love, unfailing love, lovingkindness, mercy, and loyalty. It is
used about 250 times in the Old Testament. It means loyal, steadfast or faithful love.
It also stresses the idea of belonging together for those involved in the love
relationship. Both words make me think of the joy and the total commitment a bride
and groom have for each other on their wedding day. God has been waiting eagerly
for you to be His Bride!

1. Read about God’s love from Hosea 2:19–20, Zephaniah 3:17, Ephesians 5:2,
23-32 and Revelations 19:7-9. Write down any insights and applications that
the Spirit is giving you from these verses.

2. What does God’s love mean to you? Use a Bible verse in your answer.
(Example: When I feel unloved, I think about the fact that God loved me so
much that He died for me. (Ephesians 5:2))

3. Love should permeate everything we do. God tells us and shows us how to
love through His Word, with His Spirit. We will never completely agape love
anyone because it is a supernatural phenomenon coming from the God of
love! God does want to empower us to come as close to His love as humanly
possible. Take some time with God right now and ask Him to empower you
to love someone you don’t particularly love, with His type of love.
Prayerfully thank Him for His love of you!

We see God’s power in creation. Wouldn’t it have been quite thrilling to have
seen God create the visible universe from things we cannot see (Hebrews 11:3)?
When I think God spoke the universe and our world into being without lifting a
finger, I am dumbfounded with such power. Let’s take a look at God being allpowerful.

prayer hands

I realized it’s been a while since I’ve written on here and share what God’s been doing in my life. Oops. Well don’t fear, he’s still doing huge things, I just have forgotten to write about them.

Have you ever wished you can be God? Well guess what, you can’t. Sorry to burst your bubble. But you can be a vessel that God’s love and blessing can flow through. You can “play” his hands and feet by being that blessing that people are crying to Him for. Here’s one opportunity where you can be God’s hands:

So I need a bit of help. I realized while I was overseas, God was teaching me to constantly give. Whether it’s money, food, clothes, love, prayers…etc God has taught me to freely give. In other words, I learned how to be a recycling bin.  God would continually overflow blessing to me, enabling me to overflow blessing into others. I learned how much of a blessing it is to be able to give and be a blessing to others. I love it!

If you read back through the Old Testament, you see God constantly telling the Israelites “Remember….” Most of the time he is telling them, remember what you have seen me do. Don’t forget how I brought you up out of Egypt and slavery. Don’t forget the miracles, signs, wonders. Don’t forget the lessons that you’ve learned.If you read back through the Old Testament, you see God constantly telling the Israelites “Remember….” Most of the time he is telling them, remember what you have seen me do. Don’t forget how I brought you up out of Egypt and slavery. Don’t forget the miracles, signs, wonders. Don’t forget the lessons that you’ve learned.

But there is a second part to the stories in the Old Testament. While God is telling them to remember the past, he’s not telling them to live in it. He’s reminding them to remember what he brought them out of, so they can fully understand where he’s taking them to. Remember the lessons learned, so that they can be applied now.