Reading: Genesis 9 God removed the wicked people by the flood; but people remain sinful. This is shown by Noah’s drunkenness and his curse over Ham’s sinful response. Will ungodliness again become widespread and will God again destroy the world? God had already promised to Noah that while the earth remains the days and seasons… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 9

Reading: Genesis 8 In Genesis 6:5 “the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.” In righteous wrath God destroys all the ungodly people.   But God is also gracious. He “remembered” Noah and the animals in… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 8

Reading: Genesis 7 In this chapter God does exactly as He said in chapter 6. He destroys all living things; all people and cattle, every creeping thing and bird of the air die in the flood. Only Noah and his family remain alive, preserved in the ark (Gen 7:23). We see here God’s righteous judgment… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 7

Reading: Genesis 6 Chapters 6-9 are about the great flood. Genesis 4:16 says “Then Cain went out from the presence of the LORD”. Cain cuts his relationship with God, disobeys God’s commandments and lives according to his own ideas. Genesis 6 records that, as people multiplied, almost everyone is like Cain. The believers of Seth’s… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 6

Reading: Genesis 5:1-5, 25-32   This chapter records the genealogy of Adam following the family line of Seth to Noah’s three sons Shem, Ham and Japheth. This genealogy covers a period of +-2,000 years. In Genesis 2 God says to Adam and Eve: if you sin you die. They did sin and in chapter 5… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 5:1-5

Reading: Genesis 4.   Moses now begins to describe the growth of mankind. Chapters 4 and 5 show two family lines – Cain’s line which comprise unbelievers, and Seth’s line which comprise believers. The effects of sin become very evident with Abel’s murder.   Children born to Adam and Eve. Cain’s family line is recorded.… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 4

Reading: Genesis 3. Man is tempted by Satan and, by his (man’s) own wilful disobedience, falls into sin. He became entirely corrupt and so degenerate, that the image of God, in which he had been formed, was damaged beyond recognition. The beautiful relationship between God and man is broken; man is spiritually dead in sin… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 3

Reading: Genesis 2:1-3, 15-25 After God completed the creation He rested on the seventh day. He blessed and sanctified this Sabbath Day. God commands all people rest from their daily work and enjoy a day of rest and meditate on God’s great works. Later, in Exodus 20, God includes the day of rest as a… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 2:1-3

The Reformed News Website just started publishing daily meditations. On the 7th of June the first one was published, on Genesis 1:1. Every week, from Monday to Saturday, we hope to publish a new meditation, every morning. The meditations are short. The format is: Reading – Short Meditation – Key Text – Question. We are… Continue reading New: Daily Meditations

Reading: Genesis 1:24-31   Genesis 1:25 says “And God made the beast of the earth according to its kind, cattle according to its kind, and everything that creeps on the earth according to its kind.” God created each animal and plant separately according to its own kind. An apple tree was created as an apple… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 1:24-31

Reading: Genesis 1:1-10 God created the world as a mirror so we can see His wisdom, majesty and power. We can observe the admirable structure of heaven, earth and seas, their hidden treasures and the amazing processes which harmonize to sustain every form of life. Furthermore God also ensures all things continue orderly day by… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 1:1-10

Reading: Genesis 1:1 and Psalm 104:1-9, 31-33 Someone once asked me “what is the greatest story in the Bible?” I replied “The first sentence: ‘In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.’ ” This is a very important sentence. It is not only the beginning of our Christian faith; it also describes the… Continue reading Meditation: Genesis 1:1