The Big Picture

Genesis 1-2:35

‘Get the Big Picture’

A good friend of mine gives me a gift. It is a priceless gift, a bible. It is a devotional Bible titled ‘Today’s Light Bible that has 2year devotional readings. If I constantly and faithfully read it daily, it will take me two years to journey through the entire Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. That demands commitment and faithfulness on my side as a Christian, yet it is grace on the side of God to inspire me with his Holy Spirit to find joy in reading in His Word and live by it. It is a big task especially for me because I always pray daily as my devotional exercise, and once in a while I would read the scriptures.
I begin with the first page, the readings on Genesis. The text is Genesis 1-2:35 with the title “Get the Big Picture.” It stresses the creation of God as gift of God, He gives to us ourselves, and those things we see and cannot see unconditionally. The text helps us to see not only ourselves and our ego that many times confine us to think of ourselves, what we need, want and do, and ignore other people and creations around us. The creation story awaken us from our slumber of ignorance to look at creation around us to see what God puts into it to bring them into their existence. Where ever we live, just take a moment, see the beauty of your surrounding and praise God for it. Many people who do not believe in God believe Him just by looking at the majestic surroundings of God. The composer of the song ‘O Great Thou Art’ may be an atheist believed in God just by looking at the big picture of God’s creation. We can sing like this writer to praise God for His mercy and love we inherit through Christ, our Lord.
Look at the big picture, God created the world out of grace. God saved his fallen humanity also out of grace. Let us get out of our confinements of ourselves and see God’s bigger picture, his creation around us to help, save, mend, comfort and witness this great God.