Beginnings!

As I began reading Genesis 1 and 2 yesterday, I was struck afresh with the Sovereignty of God. In the creation account we see God commanding things to be and they are. He separates things from each other, and he gathers things together. All things submit to his power and do whatever he wishes them to do. There are no arguments, no reluctance, and no hesitation. He begins His Word and His world with the truth that He is the designer and He is the sustainer of all that is.

May we begin our year this way, as well. All things this year will be according to his design and all things will continue to exist because he causes them to endure. Everything we will face in 2009 will be subject to his power and his will. As our world began with thoughts of Him, so too, may our new year begin with thoughts of His greatness.