A Daily Teaching Devotional from God's Word
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January
Day 1
Genesis 1 – Creation – God – Sovereign Creator
God had a plan and created the earth and all in it in an orderly fashion. It was all good – suitable, fitting, pleasant – and He approved it completely.
We learn about God in the Bible – he is sovereign, orderly, perfect, complete and He “was pleased” about His accomplishment. We are created in his image and were given (without sin) dominion over creation, order, completeness in Him and the feeling of pleasure at goodness.
Chapter 2 tells us God rested on the seventh day and we are to rest in Him.
Genesis is the book of beginnings. We learn many things about “first” – principals set forth by God. One of them is the principle of obedience. God gave us a choice – life or death – through obedience – His character of love, patience, forgiveness, faithfulness. Because God created us in His image (Trinity) we have self-worth that makes us free to love and know God, and to be of value (serve) those around us. We are valuable to God.
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A teaching devotional covering the 365 redemptive chapters in the Bible with the opportunity to journal your thoughts as God guides and instructs you.
Excerpt from Romans 8
September—Day 27
Freedom in the Spirit
As believers, we have the Holy Spirit who will give us abundant life. But does the Holy Spirit have us? The Holy Spirit not only puts the flesh to death, but sets us in God’s family as children and joint-heirs with Christ. Adoption in the Roman culture caused the person to become full heirs to the new father’s estate. We are no longer slaves, full of fear, but children with full covenant privileges.
About the Author
Ruth Hickman is the founder and teacher of Abundant Word Ministries—a Bible-teaching ministry dedicated to providing in-depth understanding and application of God’s Word in order that individuals may live the abundant life God promises.
Ruth has been teaching for over thirty-five years, having traveled and led groups to Israel ten times and has ministered in thirty states at various venues. She lives in Denver, Colorado, and has two children and two grandsons. Visit her website at www.abundantword.org.
Second Timothy 2:15—CSB: “Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed, correctly teaching the word of truth.”