[Editor’s note: Beginning Wednesday, January 1, 2025, PrayThrutheBible.com will begin again in Genesis and follow this format: A link to that day’s Bible passage; a link to The Bible Recap with TaraLeigh Cobble; at least one principle from that passage and a prayer; and a link or story from the News or daily life illustrating how that principle works or is needed in reality. The purpose is to demonstrate how the Bible and prayer are relevant to daily life not just restricted to “religious activity”.]
PTTB Day 001
Read Genesis 1-3, source BibleGateway.com
TBR Day 001: Genesis 1-3
The Bible Project Genesis overview videos: Part 1 Part 2
Audio Bibles: BibleGateway.comYouVersion (This year, Praythruthebible.com is using the Life Application Study Bible, New International Version (NIV) 1991)
We Respond
Biblical principle from the passage: A biblical worldview embraces as fact that God exists and created everything including human beings, not the other way around. Everything began with and depends on Him. Further, the God of the Bible communicates with His creation, especially with people.
Related Verse(s): John 1:1-2; Exodus 20:11; 1 John 3:8
Prayer based on the passage or principle:
O Great, Creator God, thank You that You did all this by words from Your mouth. You said “Let there be ____.” and it was so, and You declared it all good or very good. You were also intimately involved with the human beings You created, individually forming them in Your image, breathing Your Spirit into them, assigning them meaningful tasks, giving them freedom of choice, instructions to follow, and warning them of the consequences of disobedience. When they did disregard Your instructions, You held each of them specifically accountable. You even referred to Your plan for the future, redeption. You lovingly removed them from the source of temptation so that their choice would not have a permanent, irrevocable result. Thank You, LORD, for being such an awesome God and Father. AMEN
An applicable news item or story: [Media–Communication]
One man who lived out his faith in the God of creation is James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th President of the USA. He died Sunday, December 29, 2024 at the age of 100. As historian Craig Shirley stated in a CBN news article dated 12/30/2024:
“In his post presidency, he built houses for the poor, traveled the world for peace winning the Nobel Peace Prize and wrote many books.
He will not be considered a great president, but he was a great man. RIP President Carter.”
Here is the link to another CBN report about him.
http://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2024/december/jimmy-carter-the-39th-us-president-has-died-at-100[