READ: Genesis 1 (Focus vs. 21–28)
MEMORY VERSE
“Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it.”
BACKGROUND
I recently made a wonderful discovery. Following a dirt path into a cluster of trees near my home, I found a hidden homemade playground.
A ladder made of sticks led up to a lookout, swings made from old cable spools hung from branches, and there was even a suspension bridge slung between boughs. Someone had turned some old wood and rope into a creative adventure!
Swiss physician Paul Tournier believed that we were made for adventure because we’re made in God’s image (Genesis 1:26–27).
Just as God ventured forth to invent a universe (vv. 1–25), just as He took the risk of creating humans who could choose good or evil (3:5–6), and just as He called us to “be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it” (1:28), …
we too have a drive to invent, take risks, and create new things as we fruitfully rule the earth. Such adventures may be large or small, but they’re best when they benefit others. I bet the makers of that playground would get a kick out of people finding and enjoying it.
Whether it’s inventing new music, exploring new forms of evangelism, or rekindling a marriage that’s grown distant, adventures of all kinds keep our heart beating. What new task or project is tugging at you right now? Perhaps God is leading you to a new adventure.
By: Sheridan Voysey
INSIGHT
Scripture declares that God created all things. The Hebrew verb bara’, rendered created in Genesis 1, always has Him as the subject.
Thus, God first created everything out of nothing (v. 1) and then created living beings from this created material (vv. 21, 27). Job 38–41 is without parallel in its depiction of the creative genius of God Almighty.
With jaw-dropping brilliance, God gave Job a crash-course in things created and on display in the heavens, the earth, and seas—leading him to humbled silence (40:4–5; 42:5–6).
By: Arthur Jackson
APPLICATION
How else do you see God being adventurous in Scripture? How can His adventures inspire our own?
PR’s (PASTOR RICHARD) TAKE
“Probably 90% of our life decisions are powered by the twin engines of inertia and laziness” A. J. Jacobs. Flip the percentages and your world will even be more marvelous. pr
PR’s RE-EMPHASIS (From Post)
“Whether it’s inventing new music, exploring new forms of evangelism, or rekindling a marriage that’s grown distant, adventures of all kinds keep our heart beating. What new task or project is tugging at you right now?”
PRAYER
“Adventurous God, send me on a new adventure out of love for You and others!”
TODAY’s HYMN/WORSHIP/PRAISE/GOSPEL SONG
“WE ARE HIS”
We are His hands
To touch the world around us
We are Hs feet to go where
He may lead
And we are His love burning
In the darkness
We are His love
Shining in the light
We are His eyes
To see that need in others
We are His voice
To tell of His return
And we are His love burning
In the darkness
We are His love
Shining in the light
READ THROUGH THE BIBLE IN 2023
GENESIS 13-17
MATTHEW 5-6