In the beginning God...

Last week we started our journey through the scriptures with a quick overview of the Story. This week we will be going back to the beginning and looking at the start of God's Story in human history. Beginnings are important in any story. They are often essential to understanding the plot as it develops. In this case, the first three chapters of the Book will show us who God is, and who we are in relationship to him and in relation to his Creation. We will see a story that begins beautifully, but suddenly tension, even disaster enters. We will also see hope. Though humankind fails miserably, our failure will not impede the plan of God. I trust you have begun by now your reading of Genesis. I strongly recommend that you try setting aside a couple of hours this week to read through this "Book of Beginnings" in a single setting. You can then go back and look at the details of the opening chapters. Remember to read the story keeping in mind the amazing truth that this is God's Word to us.