God Speaks

The history of man begins with the presence of God. The Bible starts out by telling us that before there was a heaven or an earth, before there were stars and galaxies, before there was matter and time, there was God. He has no beginning and no end. Though it boggles the mind and challenges the wisdom of man, it is true. Nothing that we see or know is beyond the person and character of God. All that exists is here because God chose to speak.

Genesis 1-2 tell us of the creation of all life. Here God speaks the intricacies of biology, chemistry, and physics into the night sky, the morning sun, the living body, and the salty waters of the ocean. God’s word goes out with power and the sound of His voice brings all creation into existence. For five days God forms and fills the void with life. On the sixth day, God speaks man into the creation. Man who is a complicated, living organism. Man, who thinks and speaks and reasons. Man who forms relationships, loves, hates, rejoices, grumbles, worships, and sins. Yes, God created man with the ability to choose. Man can choose to honor God, or man can choose to walk outside of God’s will. Walking outside of God’s will means we choose to sin. This is also part of the story of man. Adam and Eve brought sin into the world when they chose disobedience. It is a sad moment for man, but a glorious moment to see the love of God.

From this moment of rejection, all the way through time and the pages of the Bible, we will see God moving to call man back into relationship. We will see sacrifice, command, love, mercy, and grace. We will hear a call to accountability and obedience. We will watch men and women listen and follow, or reject and disobey. All of it is part of the story. All of it is part of our history. And it all points to what God is doing in the world and in you and I.

We are called to follow God. God is giving us a story of His love for us in the pages of the Bible. As you read this week watch for God’s love at work. See it in the relationship He shares with Adam and Eve in the garden. See it in His continual pursuit of them after the fall. See God extend grace and teaching in the story of Cain and Abel. See it in the rescue of Noah and his family. God is working in our lives to call us to Him. He provides a path and empowers us to be His. He still speaks wonders into the lives of men.