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I started reading the Bible through in a year and I was impacted right away.  I was reminded of God's design in creating the world and the cosmos and I was amazed at His power.

  Genesis 1:17 said that God put the sun, moon, and stars in the sky to give light to the earth and to govern both day and night. I don't think that I've ever thought of it that way. With astronomy showing us the vastness of the universe, it is easy to get lost in it and to feel totally insignificant. But, the Bible says that God put them there to "serve as signs to mark seasons and days and years and let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light on the earth"(vs. 14-15).  It feels rather self centered to think that God did all of this for us and to show us His glory, but that is what it seems to be saying.  What a Creator. 

Matthew 1 and 2 shows us God incarnated as a human child, come to save us from our sins and redeem us.  Immanuel - God with us.  Jesus, our Savior.  Not only did He create the world, but He loved us enough to come and rescue us after we got into a total mess of sin, death, and bondage to Satan.  If He only created but never incarnated, we would not be able to worship Him or know Him.  What an amazing Savior.

Psalm 1 and Proverbs 1 showed me the path of life. Psalm 1:2,3 says, "But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night. He is like a tree planted by steams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers."   This is a promise to the Lord for me, that when I meditate on his law and allow it to speak to my heart and transform my thinking, He will bless me and prosper me.  The only blessing worth having is what God gives and I want Him to transform me.  He is so good to show us the way of life.  Proverbs 1:7 echoes this when it says, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline."  When I fear God, meditate on His Word, and allow Him to form my heart, my way is sure and steadfast and I find life, wisdom, satisfaction, and blessing in Him.  Amen, may it be. 

That was a powerful time of meditation on God's Word this afternoon.  It really reoriented me to see Him as my Source, Savior, and Sustainer.  Don't worry.  I do not plan to write a commentary on my Bible study each day.  I just wanted to get started with some reflection and encourage each one of you to journey through the Bible with me this year.  May God bless you and keep you.