November 23

Genesis 1

"Then God said, 'Let there be light', and there was light."

The Bible begins with the power of God's word to shape all of creation. There are many arguments over how the universe was created. The arguments of creationism, evolution, or the big bang are areas of discussion among people. The Bible does not try to enter those arguments, it simply states that the word of God is responsible. The scripture teaches that God is so powerful, that by speaking light came into being.

Yesterday in worship, Pastor Catherine Mutua spoke of the power of God's word, scripture, to shape our lives. The power of God's word to shape our lives is the reason we are encouraged to read scripture on a daily basis. As she said yesterday, there are many voices in our lives. We want the most influential voice to be the voice of scripture.