11 And God said, “Let the earth sprout vegetation, plants yielding seed, and fruit trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind, on the earth.” And it was so. 12 The earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kinds, and trees bearing fruit in which is their seed, each according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.
Genesis 1: 11-12
Prayer
God, we come to You today to give You great praise. You are the Great Creator. Your work is amazing, and we thank You for including us in Your creation. It really is the greatest gift there can be. Give us eyes today to see Your creation more as You see it. Help us to take in its beauty and wonder as we did when we were children. Give us the grace today to see the people around us, and ourselves, for who we all are as well—Your children. Deliver us from evil, we pray. Be with us outside and in Your creation.
In Jesus’s name we pray, Amen.
Saturday! We are going to look outside today. Here in Ohio, we could possibly see multiple seasons in one day, so you get to choose which season you'd like to go out and take in. I challenge everyone to be intentional today and get outside to see what God has made. What do we smell, see, and hear? Think about creation, both seen and unseen to us. What do we notice?
Give this some time. God has put everything into place, and He takes care of all of it—feeding birds, growing the grass and moving the trees with a push from the wind. He has His fingerprint everywhere we look outside. If you want to come to know the Creator, let’s take a look at His work all around us. When we fill our lives with busyness, we miss some of the greatest miracles around us.
Be reminded that God has created these things in nature. He says they are good, and He continues to take care of them. How much more, then, does He take care of His own children and love us? God cannot be too busy, too distracted, or even too tired to watch over us and take care of us every single moment.
