December 1, Creation

Day 2, December 1

Persons: God
Theme/Event: Creation
Symbol: World
Genesis 1:1-25, 2:1-3

Genesis 1:1 says: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Everything begins with God. God had a glorious plan from the very beginning. He created this beautiful world for us to live in.
Genesis 1:26-31

26 Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness; let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, over all the earth and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.” 27 So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 Then God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it; have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the air, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”


29 And God said, “See, I have given you every herb that yields seed which is on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit yields seed; to you it shall be for food. 30 Also, to every beast of the earth, to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, in which there is life, I have given every green herb for food”; and it was so. 31 Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good. So the evening and the morning were the sixth day.

He created man in His own image. Isn’t that amazing? This is what makes other people so precious, so special to God. Every person you see and meet was created in the image of God.

He also commanded us to have dominion over this world, to rule and to nourish the world He created. It is precious because He created it. We need to treat God’s world with care out of love and respect for God. All of creation is waiting for the time when Jesus will come back and establish His everlasting dominion. Won’t that be wonderful?

Questions:

• Who created the world and everything in it?

• What makes people special?

• How should we treat the world?

Prayer: Dear God, help us to show your love by treating others with kindness. Thank you for creating such a beautiful world for us to live in.