1 Feb 2018, Genesis 1 创1章, God’s Creation 神的创造

Posted on Jan 31, 2018 in Devotions, Genesis |

Scripture Reading        : Genesis 1

Theme                            : God’s Creation

 

We are conscious every day of the visible world around us. We need to remember that this world speaks to us of God, His existence, His wisdom, and His power (Rom. 1:20; Ps. 19:1–3).

God creates.

Everything begins with God and fulfills His purposes for His glory (Col. 1:16–17; Rev. 4:11). He works by the power of His Word (Ps. 33:6–9), the same Word that can work in our lives (1 Thess. 2:13). He works according to a plan: first He forms, then He fills. He formed the earth and filled it with plants and animals. He formed the firmament and filled it with stars and planets. He formed the seas and filled them with living creatures. He can form and fill our lives today if we will yield to Him. Persons who have trusted Jesus Christ are a part of the new creation (2 Cor. 4:6; 5:17; Eph. 2:8–10).

God names

He named what He made, and we have no right to make changes: “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness” (Isa. 5:20). God calls things by their right names; if we use His vocabulary, we must also use His dictionary. (See Prov. 17:15.)

God divides

He separated the light from the darkness, the dry land from the waters, and the waters above from the waters beneath. This principle of separation is basic in the whole Bible: He separated Abraham from Ur, the nation of Israel from the Gentiles, His church from the world (John 17:14–16). He wants His people today to be separated from all that defiles (2 Cor. 6:14–7:1).

God blesses.

The first man and woman were the only part of creation especially blessed by God. Because we are created in the image of God, we are different from the other creatures God made, and we must be careful how we treat one another (Gen. 9:6; James 3:9). Sin has marred that divine image, but one day all true believers will bear the image of Christ (Rom. 8:29). The more we are like Christ, the more we will enjoy His blessing (2 Cor. 3:18).[1]

 

Praying the Scripture

  1. We are God’s creatures created by Him. So let’s pray that we humbled before Him and worship Him. How often do we behave as if we come into existence by our own will and we are our own masters? Let’s confess our sins and once again acknowledge Him as our Creator, Lord and Master of our lives.
  1. God naming Adam signified his authority over man. No one has authority to name your children unless you give them permission. Let us acknowledge his authority in our lives.
  1. 1 Pet 1:16 says, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The word “holy” means separate. We need to separate ourselves from the world system and value. We need to separate ourselves from the animals. We need to be separated because we are made of God’s image. Let’s pray that we keep ourselves separate to reflect God’s glory.

[1] Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word Bible Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), Ge 1:1.

 
 
 

经文：创1章

主题：神的创造

 

每天我们都能意识到周围的世界。但是这个世界正在告述我们有关神的存在、神的智慧和权能（罗1:20;诗19:1-3）。

神的创造

一切的创造由神开始，为神的荣耀，并且完成神的旨意（西1:16-17；启4:11）。万物皆由他口中的话而成（诗33:6-9），同样的话也在我们的生命里动工。（帖前2:13）。神按着计划实行：先有形，后填满。他先形成地球，后以植物和动物填满。他先形成苍穹，后以恒星和行星遍及宇宙。他先形成海洋，后以生物充满。如果我们愿顺服他，他也可以形成并充充我们今日的生命。信靠耶稣基督的人就是新造的人。（2歌4:6; 5:17; 弗2:8-10）。

神的命名

神为他的所造之物命名，我们是没有权力更改的。先知以赛亚说：“祸哉，那些称恶为善，称善为恶。以暗为光，以光为暗。(赛5:20)。神给一切创造物正确名称；如果我们使用神的词汇，我们也必能在神的词汇中理解神的意思。(见箴 17:15)

神的分隔

他将光与黑暗、旱地与水、以及空气以下的水与空气以上的水隔离开来。这种分隔的原则是整个圣经的根本：他把亚伯拉罕从吾珥、以色列人和外邦人、他的教会和世界分别出来。（约翰福音17:14-16）他希望他的子民和现今所有的污秽分开来。（林后6:14-7:1）

神的赐福

亚当与夏娃在所有的创造物中唯独受到神特别祝福。因为我们是照着神的形像造的，我们有别于其他的创造物。为此，我们必须谨慎对待彼此（创9:6；各3:9）。罪恶已经损毁神圣的形象，但有一天，所有的真信徒将变成基督的样式（罗8:29）。若我们越像基督，我们便越享受他的祝福（林前3:18）。

 

用经文祷告

  1. 我们是神所造的。因此祈求神让我们能到祂面前谦卑自己并敬拜祂。多少时候我们活到好像我们是自己生命的主人、是按自己的意思来到这世界。愿我们承认自己的罪，并再次承认祂是我们的造物主、救主和生命的主人。
  1. 神为亚当命名，表明了他对人类有辖管的权柄。就如没有人有权力为你的孩子命名，除非得到你允许。愿我们承认神在我们生命的主权。
  1. 彼前1:16说，“你们要圣洁，因为我是圣洁的。”“圣洁”一词是指分隔。我们需要将自己从这世界的制度和价值观念分开来。我们也需要将自己与动物分隔开来。我们需要分开是因为我们有神的形象。让我们祷告主使让我们将自己分别出来以反映神的荣耀。