Scriptures for Sisters #1

As we begin our first week of Scriptures for Sisters we had a little catching up to do. Just last night my friend, Annette and I decided on our plan to read through the Bible together. (It's not too late for you to join us!) Each week on Monday we are going to share what God has taught us in the previous week of our readings. What do we want to take away from it? How does God's Word help us in our life... today? We will do our best to seek God and be open to what He wants us to learn.

These verses stood out to me this week:

"And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day." (Gen 1:3-5)

God made it very clear in the beginning. It's the difference between night and day (and God made both). The light is good and darkness is bad. It's about opposites. I am either following Jesus or I'm not. I'm either obeying Him or not. I either have faith or I don't. I either trust Him with my life or I don't. I'm either in His Word or I'm not. I either love His people or I don't. I am not just a little pregnant. I'm either pregnant or I'm not. And I have the choice. Today I am making a commitment to spending this year in His Word... and it is good!

"This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, when the LORD God made the earth and the heavens.
Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth..." (Gen 2:4-5)

In the beginning of time God had to send the rain to make the plants spring up. He had to send the rain to bring growth. He had to bring tears so we would see the beauty that comes from it. If there was no rain there would be no beautiful flowers. If there was no sadness in our life we wouldn't appreciate the goodness that comes only from Him.

"Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, “Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?” (Gen 3:1)

Let's start right out in week #1 acknowledging Satan (the serpent). He is very crafty and he wants us to doubt. He doesn't want us to trust God with our lives. He wants us to put ourselves in the place of God. He is very real and he is very sneaky. I don't want to talk too much about him because it's not about him; it's about God.

These are the verses that got my attention first thing this morning. It's going to be a lot easier reading a little bit at a time from now on. If you cannot keep up, don't worry, just read what you can and if you get behind start reading the day's reading. If you click on Scriptures for Sisters you will find our plan. If you are reading and want to share anything that stood out to you but you don't have a blog, feel free to comment here. I'd love to hear what God is teaching you.

Have a great week!
By faith,
Angie