Genesis 1: 3, 5 - Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light……And evening passed and morning came, marking the first day. (NLT)
Genesis 1: 6, 8 - Then God said, “Let there be a space between the waters, to separate the waters of the heavens from the waters of the earth.”……. And evening passed and morning came, marking the second day. (NLT)
Genesis 1: 9, 13 - Then God said, “Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear.” ……And that is what happened. And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day. (NLT)
Genesis 1: 14, 19 - Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days, and years. ….And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day. (NLT)
Genesis 1: 20, 23 - Then God said, “Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind.”….. And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day. (NLT)
Genesis 1: 24, 26, 31 - Then God said, “Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind—livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals.” And that is what happened…… Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us…… Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was very good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day. (NLT)
Devotional Series: Business Principles You Didn't Know Were Biblical Principles
This week, I have been reading John Mark Comer’s “Garden City” for an upcoming podcast episode. Throughout the book Ps John Mark uses the Genesis creation narratives as his principal texts to outline a theology of work. As I read these verses in Genesis chapters 1 and 2, chapters I have read many times before, something so obvious dropped into my spirit that I couldn’t believe I had never considered.
God created the universe in six days instead of one! We all believe that God is all-powerful and all-knowing. But instead of the all-powerful, all-knowing God creating the whole of creation in one instance, He chose to create it over six days. He decided to rest at the end of each day. Think about it, God’s to-do list had one thing on it each day. Contrast that with how we operate. I tend to have long lists of things I hope to achieve across multiple projects in one day (which I have scaled back considerably!). But reading the creation passages through this lens, I have come to accept that I can’t do everything in one day! If God took His time and focused on one thing, who am I to do otherwise?
Questions for reflection: Am I doing too much in one day? Can I scale back and focus on fewer things? Have I asked the Holy Spirit to help me with my daily priorities?
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