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Genesis 1- 3, Matthew 1 • Key Verse: Genesis 3:15

At God’s initiative the world came into existence. Things got off to a great start! Moses records throughout chapter 1 that God’s assessment of creation was that “it was good.” That phrase is repeatedly used to describe His work.

It was “not good,” however, for man to be alone. But chapter 2 does not indicate that God realized that He had made a mistake. His work of creating “a suitable helper” for Adam was not a correcting but a continuing of His creative work. God’s work of creation was good perfect, in fact.

Chapter 3 tells how things went from good to bad. Satan entered the picture with the intent of ruining it. This time he was like a serpent intending to deceive. At other times he is like an angel of light who looks so right but is so wrong.

The wrong in this world is the effect of sin. The right in this world is the work of God. Genesis 3:15 is a prophecy of what Jesus would one day accomplish. By His death, burial and resurrection, He would break the power of sin. In Jesus there is salvation for all who believe.

As you begin this journey of reading the Bible, thank God for His Son, Jesus, who breaks the power of sin, and for His Word, the Bible. Also make it a prayer of commitment that you will finish what you begin today, that you will read the entire Bible this year.

Woodrow Kroll & Tony Beckett
www.backtothebible.in

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