"Consider the Source"

We started a new series in our church recently entitled: Consider the Source. By the way (as a bit of a disclaimer), this blog was never intended to be an outlet of impressive spiritual news and knowledge - I am far from that, seriously. I am but a simple man, yet a hungry one - hungry in the sense of my life's deepest meaning and purpose.

What is it? Why am I here? What do I have to accomplish? Who do I need to reach/influence for Him?

Consider the Source.

In Genesis we get a sweeping account of the creation of the world. We see in Genesis 1:1 that "In the beginning, God..." He was there before all else. Nothing gets its start without His stamp of approval. There is no such thing as a big bang. There is no such thing as a random beginning. "In the beginning, God created..."

He spoke to the darkness, and from the darkness came light. It was so...just as He said it.

He spoke to the waters and created the sky, separating the two. It was so...just as He said it.

He spoke to the waters again, and from the waters He created land. It was so...just as He said it.

He spoke to the land and created plants, vegetation and animals of many kinds. He spoke to the sky and created the sun, moon, billions of stars and the "birds of the air." He spoke again to the waters and created every living thing in the sea.

Genesis 1:26 comes next: "Then God said, Let US make man in OUR image..."

Do you see it? He looked to the darkness, the water, the land and the sky and from them He created His world - that was the source. When it came to you and I, He looked at Himself.

Wow. When God wanted to make me, He looked in the mirror. I don't know whether to feel in awe or gripped with shame - maybe a little bit of both. When I look in the mirror every morning, I certainly don't see a reflection of His face...but He does.

What an encouragement.