Week 1 of Top 150 Bible Stories

Week 1 January 6

Top 150 Bible Stories

God Creates All Things

Read: Genesis 1:1-25

You might not know that a long time ago there was absolutely nothing in the world!  Of course there was God, but there was nothing else.  We learn in this story that God is the Almighty Creator (v.1).  All things come from Him.  God created all things (out of nothing) to reveal His mighty power.  God created all things good, and He did so for His own glory (vv.4,10,12,18,21,25) so all things are worthy of saving.  It is a return to His good creation that God always works (sin had messed up things).  We know how our sin is not good in His sight.  We know that the creature should always worship the creator.  God is the creator and we (God’s creation) must worship Him. Remember that God is a spirit (v.2), and that it is our pleasure to worship Him in spirit and in truth.

Creation of Man

Read: Genesis 2:1-25

Everybody knows that all people are babies at first…then they become children…then they grow-up to be adults.  But how did that work in the very, very beginning?  This story tells us in the very beginning, that even man and woman were created by God.  God the Creator, made mankind in His own image (Gen 1:27).  Did you notice how God made man and woman to be with each other (v.18)?  So we know that God cherishes family and marriage; and wants the family to be the normal place (v.24) where you are to learn about Him. This passage tells us that human beings are God’s most important creation…such that He gave mankind the responsibility to oversee all of creation (v.19).  God tells us that we are so important that He works throughout all of time to save us from sin’s guilt and penalty.  We know that we should gladly honor Him in all that we do in order that His image might be reflected in us.   Remember to glorify God in all that you do. 

Word is a Lamp

Read: Psalm 119:105-120

Most of us don’t like it when it’s totally dark!  Why?  Because we can’t see anything!  We might even trip (and fall) because we can’t even see the huge hole in front of us.  We learn in this Psalm that God’s Word is a lamp to our feet (v.105).  That means the Bible, God’s Word, is our guide to life.  So God is looking out for us to keep up from tripping-up.  He protects us, too.  God is our hiding place and our shield (v.114).  He gives life and saves us from our troubles (v.107) and keeps us from those who may do evil to us (v.115).  So remember we are to follow His commandments (God’s Word), for the commandments are good for us, we must learn to walk in His ways.