Today I read Genesis 1:1-2:20 and Matthew 1:1-2:5. My favorite verses are:
Genesis 1:1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Matthew 1:21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
In 2010 I am reading the Bible through in a translation called God’s Word, but the verses quoted here will always be from the public domain King James Version.
It delights me at the beginning of each new year to read “In the beginning . . .” The scripture never grows old and never changes. We can always revisit and relive familiar stories and trust God to reveal Himself to us in fresh new ways. The verse from Matthew has the very familiar reminder of Jesus’ birth (having just celebrated Christmas one week ago). But the fact that he will save us from our sins must be learned anew by each person. When a person first realizes that Jesus came to save him or her as an individual, it is a new revelation, not an old story. God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and the End, Never Changing yet Always New. I pray that in 2010 you will find Him for the first time or find a fresh new love for Him as one of His older children.
About Me
- Dena
- Since retiring from public school teaching, I spend more time on church and Theatre activities. My church family is at Union Ridge Baptist near Nixa. I am married to Ron Boutwell, Founder of Stained Glass Theatre. We have two dogs and four cats to keep us company! I donate blood platelets twice each month at the Community Blood Center of the Ozarks because I want to be useful to others who need help. I am involved in the ministry of Stained Glass Theatre; I began in 2009 with a role in the Christmas production then served as an understudy in THE OUTPOURING. Since then, I have appeared in several more shows. I pray that God will allow me to be used of Him and witness for Him along with the rest of the SGT Family.
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