Gospel Moments (4): Creator God (Part Four)

CREATOR GOD

Genesis 1:1 ESV

In the beginning,

God created the heavens

and the earth.

I think we need to hear this

truth yet one more time . . .

What does it mean

to really believe something?

We know that we believe

when we live it.

Do we believe that God is God?

That He created ALL THINGS?

That He is LORD OF ALL?

We really want to

take this truth to heart

and ask God to establish it

so that we will live

according to it.

What happens when

what we believe

affects our thinking

our deeds

our decisions

our words

our feelings…?

Today may not be the

day that we feel discouraged,

weak, wounded,

or overwhelmed…

but the challenge will come.

We are in a season when we

will be tested from one side

or another.

We want to reflect

the truths of the gospel with

our lips and with our lives.

If we believe that God

created the heavens

and the earth

and He is Lord of all things…

Where will we put our hope?

Where will we place our trust?

If God is God-

where will we put our focus?

We can get so down

on ourselves.

We can feel so defeated

when we lose our perspective,

when we forget God is God and

we are not.

The enemy presses in on one

point and doesn’t give up.

Like the bully next door

he taunts, he teases,

he torments…

pounding us about

our failures,

our weaknesses,

our sins,

turning all the focus

inward and downward to

SELF.

We get bogged down.

We believe the lies.

He finds another flaw,

casts doubt,

points,

accuses,

then

zooms in…

and we hear the jabs begin.

We know the truth

but it as if we can hear nothing

of truth when he

begins to whisper…

FAILURE

FAILURE

FAILURE

he pauses and whispers again…