God

 In the beginning God. . .      Genesis 1.1

Eternal, no beginning or ending, the first and the last, Alpha, Omega. . . this is our God. Always known, yet He created time and space for man to know Him.

Through the pages of His Word, we find ourselves in the story of the Almighty. We read the creation scene ushering in His presence to a world shaped by the sound of His voice, Let there be. . . and it was good.

The grand finale, man, is formed by the hands of the Almighty, and with his first breath he encounters the everlasting God. This scene sweeps man into God’s presence! God with man and man with God.

Life in the garden was good until it was not. The sin of man burrowed a chasm between them as man hid from God, placing Him at a distance. Yet God never moved, man did. The steps their Creator would take to bring them back with Him we’re drastic. In the garden God would take the life of a created beast shedding its blood to provide a covering for them.

Their relationship was restored, yet man would live in the harsh realities of the world engulfed in sin and longing to realise His presence.

Throughout the narrative of Scripture, we see God present with His creation as they come to know Him and experience Him in their lives. The sin of man launched into motion the promise of complete reconciliation with God as mankind would carry the seed of the Messiah.

The very with of God walked with man in the beginning, and Immanuel, God with us, would enter the world to fulfil the promise.

God Almighty, You are with me! As I enter this season of Advent, may I be with You and drawn into Your presence. In Jesus' name, Amen.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.     John 1.14