12,13 Feb -- In the beginning

We've started! Started "Thru in 2" ie reading the through the whole Bible in 2 years. Why? Because it will help us growing spiritually together (one of our goals for 2007 and 2008).
I like Selwyn Hughes' comment at the end of his first devotional. It's a good one as we begin this Bible Reading plan. "I tell you with all the conviction of which I am capable: if God is not our primary focus, then everything else will soon get out of focus."

The readings we begin with (on Mon 12/2/07 & Tue 13/2/07) are:
Genesis 1:1-2:25 Psalm 1:1-6 Proverbs 1:1-4 Matthew 1:1-25

"Genesis" means beginning. The Bible begins with the words "In the beginning God..." Our 1st reading gives 2 accounts (from different perspectives) of the creation of the Heavens and the Earth, including humankind, by God. The Matthew reading is also about a beginning. The book is the beginning of the New Testament. A new Covenant was necessary. And so, as Matthew tells us, God sent Jesus. In a new way. To do a new thing. Named Jesus because he would be a saviour from sin.
God started a new beginning when he sent Jesus 2,000 years ago. And God is still in the business of new beginnings in people's lives.
May this be the beginning of something new and precious for you.