Ever look at a sunset and marvel at the beauty of the scene forming before you? I onced expressed to my husband as we watched the sunset on the beach a few years ago:
"God must be a masterful painter. Look at the sky...it's like a painting."And it almost was. It looked like something straight from the Louvre that could've easily been located near the Mona Lisa or the Venus de Milo.
On Day 1 of the reading plan, we read Genesis 1-3. Going through the creation story and remembering the days of my childhood where Raquel would teach us in bible study. Surely we must all have this story memorized by now. God created the sky, the moon, the stars. God created the earth and all that inhabits it...wildlife, vegetation and humans. All the time he saw that everything he made was good. And surely it is. How could I possibly live a day where this is no sun? Or a day where the cool wind doesn't blow through my hair? God is the ultimate creator and his creative genius surpassed anything the world could possibly fathom.
One thing stood out this time though. (1) The blame game has been played since the original humans were created. How interesting that Adam and Eve's first instincts when God approached them about their sin was to blame the other. Neither found blame in themselves and both were quick to throw the blame to another. The man blamed the woman "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.", the woman blamed the serpent "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." ...Yet neither thought to assume blame for their own actions. Man's nature to save his own skin dates back to the creation. I also like Adam's choice of words when he attempted to excuse his actions before God "The woman you put here with me". It was almost like he was telling God...this is your fault too.
What do you think? Is there anything about the creation story that stood out for you? Something you learned that you didn't know before?
It's amazing how the first sin the bible teaches about is finger pointing. It teaches us about blame, along with responsibility. When I first read what you wrote; The man blamed the woman "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it.", the woman blamed the serpent "The serpent deceived me, and I ate.";The first thing that came to mind was the blame Adam automatically put on God. He may not have said it directly, yet managed to get it out there. The Woman YOU gave me... She made me do it. In other words, This wouldn't have happened if YOU wouldn't have created her. Pointing a finger not only at Eve, but also at his creator.
ReplyDeleteI don't think the only sin here was the obvious. It was the lack of trust they had in God. The need to hide, to blame someone else, to not take responsibility for their actions. THE FEAR.
Adam and eve pointed a finger at each other and at God... and all of humanity followed.
And the most amazing part of all? We also learn here of God's mercy and forgiveness. Of the love he had for the man he created. A preview of all that was to come.
clap, clap, clap...I commend u oh daughter of mine. this is absolutely fabulous, marvelous. Not only will u learn, but others as well (including me)bravo, bravo!!!! 2 thumbs up baby!!!
ReplyDeleteGood point Vicky. Man is quick to blame God for anything that goes wrong in his life or when things don't seem to go the right way. We can see that in our own lives. We know we haven't done things as God asked us to yet when events in our lives make a downward spiral we are quick to ask "Why?"
ReplyDeleteIf you loved this...wait til I start righting about Job. :)
When you are done... Give me the sequence... I would love to read the whole bible... I just never knew where to start! At the end we will see how many different things different people can get from one verse!!!
ReplyDeleteI got the plan from www.Youversion.com. They have a lot of different reading plans and they help keep you on track and make the daily readings easy. They also have an app for the android market. :)
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