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It’s OLD TESTAMENT WEEK here on GUWG.

Poetry. History. Truth. Beauty. Good. Evil. Love. Hate. Kindness. Murder. Joy. Despair. Peace. War. Blessing. Destruction. You’ll find all of this and more in the Old Testament. And that’s just in the first 100 pages.

I don’t know about you, but I don’t spend nearly enough time in the hallowed pages of the Old Testament. I usually start my Bible reading off each year in Genesis, charge through Exodus, begin to wander a bit in Leviticus and then by the time I get to Numbers I find myself reaching for the TV remote.

Don’t let that happen to you. You just might miss some of God’s greatest truths.

In an effort to help those who suffer from OT-deficit disorder like me, all week long we’ll be spotlighting some of the “greatest hits” of the first 39 books of the Bible. Today, we’ll start in a rather logical place . . .

In the beginning
God created the heavens and the earth.
(Genesis 1:1)

This is where it all starts. We didn’t get here by accident. There is a creator.

Knowing that God himself created this world and all that is in it — including you and me — gives us all dignity, meaning, hope and a purpose. So, here’s today’s question:

WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH
YOUR GOD-CREATED LIFE?

We’re counting down the top ten Bible verses of all time, based on an exhaustive study conducted by research scientists with very large brains who determined how often each verse has appeared in print.

Here’s VERSE #7. Meditate on it. Marinate in it. Memorize it.

In the beginning
God created the heavens and the earth.
(Genesis 1:1)

Most of us have seen this verse dozens of times. But don’t let familiarity rob it of its power.

This is where it all starts. We didn’t get here by accident. There is a creator. Comprehending that simple, beautiful truth changes everything.

Knowing that God himself created this world and all that is in it — including you and me — gives us all dignity, meaning, hope and a purpose. So, here’s the question: What are you doing with your God-created life?

YOU ARE GOD’S CREATION

We’re counting down the top ten Bible verses of all time, based on an exhaustive study conducted by research scientists with very large brains who determined how often each verse appears in print.

Here’s this week’s verse. Read it. Think about it. Memorize it. Chew on it. Marinate in it.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)

Most of us have seen this verse dozens of times. But don’t let familiarity rob it of its power.

This is where it all starts. We didn’t get here by accident. There is a creator. That simple, beautiful truth changes everything.

Knowing that God himself created this world and all that is in it — including you and me — gives us all dignity, meaning, hope and a purpose. So, here’s the question: What are you doing with your God-created life?

YOU ARE GOD’S CREATION