The Beginning
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Gen 1:1).
Understanding the beginning is the beginning of understanding. The first verse in the Bible may include the four most important words ever written—“in the beginning God.” This is the foundation upon which everything else is built. We exist because of God. We, therefore, owe Him everything. He alone is worthy of our worship and devotion.
. When we understand that we had our beginning in God, and that He made us for His purposes, we are compelled to return to Him. The truth of our beginning is also the beginning of all truth. Since He made us, we are His. Therefore, His purpose and His plan must guide us. If God made us, then we can no longer claim to be the centers of this universe. He is the center. Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. He is I Am. All things will be summed up in Him.
Also implied is the importance of all beginnings. How we begin our day will probably determine the quality of our day. How we begin our marriages will have a lot to do with the quality of our marriages. How we begin our jobs, ministries, or any other venture, will determine their foundations. How something is started is often the primary factor in the quality of what is finished. Projects begun on an impulse are just as quickly and easily abandoned. For any significant project that is accomplished, great care must be taken while laying the foundation. The foundation is the single part of any building that is used every day. If it collapses, the rest of the building will collapse. The Apostle Paul wrote in 1 Cor.
3:11, “For no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.”
Knowing Jesus and abiding in Him is the foundation of our spiritual lives.. We may do great things for Him, but coming to Him every day, and doing all that we do with Him instead of just for Him, is essential if we are to bear true spiritual fruit. (Eph 1:9-10)
- Praise God for the fourth Gregorian month.
- Declare Isa 60:18 that the gates of this month shall be called praise and the walls salvation.
- Command this month to begin reporting anything that does not praise YHVH and hinder it from entering in.