DECEMBER 4 THE CREATION ACCOUNT By Richard Blackaby President, Blackaby Ministries International
Today’s Passage: Genesis 1–2
God delights in giving. When He created a world for Adam to inhabit, He held nothing back. Everything He made was good.
We can only imagine the delight God felt as He created mountain ranges, waterfalls, beautiful lakes, and majestic rivers for earth’s lone human inhabitant. The first home God ever made was a paradise. He informed Adam that every plant and animal was a gift. What joy Adam must have felt when he tasted fruit fresh from the tree – an orange, a pear, or grapes from a vine. Each day brought a new adventure as Adam discovered more of God’s gifts. Yet despite all God had given him, Adam was missing something. Recognizing Adam’s need, God designed the ideal gift: Eve. Perfectly suited for Adam, Eve brought him unimaginable joy.
In these opening chapters – before sin entered the world – we see a God who delights to surprise His children with good gifts.
When sin alienated humanity from God, He still gave: “For God so loved the world that He gave…” (John 3:16).
Salvation restores us to a loving relationship with God so that, like Adam, we can receive the many gifts He has prepared for us.
As you give and receive gifts this Christmas, remember the greatest Giver of all, who delights in blessing His children.
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