I like new beginnings in theory, but in practice they paralyze me. It might be a new calendar, an empty room, a first day, or the start of any unfamiliar, untarnished thing. Like a rookie actor stumbling onto the stage, I\u2019m certain I\u2019ll flub the first take. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Genesis is another story. It is the story\u2014our story. The beginning of all beginnings, this book is the true history of who we are and where we came from. As the first book of the Bible, it is the debut of God\u2019s character, His creation and compassion, and His covenant with humanity. And though, yes, we humans did dive headlong into sin upon our first entrance onto the stage, our faithful, holy, and steadfast Creator remains true. God is the author and star of this story, and still He has invited us into it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book of Genesis presents hard truths about human nature and the fallen world we live in, but it is ultimately a book of hope. God created each one of us to bear His image, and He has not changed His mind. Fear and fallenness plague us here on earth, but God will one day bring us home to the perfect peace of His presence. Even death itself will die, and we will get the fresh start we\u2019ve always longed for\u2014the perfect new beginning, free from fear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As we read Genesis, we\u2019ll watch as God spoke light into being and made humanity out of dust. We will see how He formed the nation of Israel in the womb of a barren Sarah and promised to make them His people. And we will find ourselves in the stories, children of God whom He has loved and pursued since the beginning. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I pray that this reading plan brings you to a deeper knowledge of the God who made you and a deeper longing for His presence. He alone knows the end from the beginning, and we can rest in Him.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I like new beginnings in theory, but in practice they paralyze me. It might be a new calendar, an empty room, a first day, or the start of any unfamiliar, untarnished thing. Like a rookie actor stumbling onto the stage, I\u2019m certain I\u2019ll flub the first take. But Genesis is another story. It is the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":71765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[294],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesis25"],"acf":{"hero_background_image":false,"related_plans":[71878],"weekly_truth":false,"grace_day":false,"share_text":"She Reads Truth","devotional_text":"THE CREATION<\/b>
\r\nby Amanda Bible Williams<\/i>
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I like new beginnings in theory, but in practice they paralyze me. It might be a new calendar, an empty room, a first day, or the start of any unfamiliar, untarnished thing. Like a rookie actor stumbling onto the stage, I\u2019m certain I\u2019ll flub the first take.<\/p>
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But Genesis is another story. It is the story\u2014our story. The beginning of all beginnings, this book is the true history of who we are and where we came from. As the first book of the Bible, it is the debut of God\u2019s character, His creation and compassion, and His covenant with humanity. And though, yes, we humans did dive headlong into sin upon our first entrance onto the stage, our faithful, holy, and steadfast Creator remains true. God is the author and star of this story, and still He has invited us into it.<\/p>
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The book of Genesis presents hard truths about human nature and the fallen world we live in, but it is ultimately a book of hope. God created each one of us to bear His image, and He has not changed His mind. Fear and fallenness plague us here on earth, but God will one day bring us home to the perfect peace of His presence. Even death itself will die, and we will get the fresh start we\u2019ve always longed for\u2014the perfect new beginning, free from fear.<\/p>
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As we read Genesis, we\u2019ll watch as God spoke light into being and made humanity out of dust. We will see how He formed the nation of Israel in the womb of a barren Sarah and promised to make them His people. And we will find ourselves in the stories, children of God whom He has loved and pursued since the beginning.<\/p>
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I pray that this reading plan brings you to a deeper knowledge of the God who made you and a deeper longing for His presence. He alone knows the end from the beginning, and we can rest in Him.<\/p>","share_image_height":"640","day_number":"1","scripture":"Genesis 1:1-31, Genesis 2:1-25, 2 Corinthians 4:6, Hebrews 11:3","available":true,"ad_banner_name":"","ad_banner_image":false,"ad_banner_url":"","songs":"","key_verse":"","key_verse_reference":"","background_image":false,"background_color":"#FBF7F3","scripture_references":false,"share_image":false,"author_name":"","author_bio":"","guest_social_media":false,"show_ad":true,"ad_override":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shereadstruth.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}