In today’s text, the author of Genesis presents us with an account of the creation of the world. Even though he presents God as creating day after day, it must be noted that with God there is no yesterday or tomorrow; to Him, our concept of past, present and future are all NOW.
REFLECTION
• After an initial instance of chaos, God brought order into what he created and made it good. What do we do to improve situations at places that we find ourselves?
• After creating heaven and earth, God filled them with other wonderful things. He did not create the waters before creating the land; neither did He create the fishes before creating the seas. How systematic are we in our aspirations/ambitions?
• Every created thing/creature has a purpose for being created. Have we asked ourselves what the purpose of our existence is?
• Do we realize how special we are among God’s creatures; created in His image and likeness?
• How responsible are we towards our environment? God entrusted the care of the world and all it contains to us. How faithful have we been in this duty? Are we one of those who cut plants anyhow and litter everywhere without any shame?
• The author of Genesis presents God as resting. Rest is a divine recommendation for our own good. Workaholism contradicts our nature as people created in the image and likeness of God. After all, it is the Lord who blesses our work, cf. Ps 127:2
• God blessed the day of rest. We must have time to be with the Lord in worship in order to be made holy by Him.
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