Genesis 1

Friday, September 13, 2013


In this chapter, we learn about the creation of the earth. While this is not mentioned in this chapter, I'd like to clarify a few things. Everything was created spiritually before it was created physically. With that being said, it makes sense that we once lived with our Heavenly Father before we came to live here on earth. Our Heavenly Father created a plan for us called The Plan of Salvation, or The Plan of Happiness. In this plan, we were given the option to either come down to earth or not to. Those who chose not to come down to earth did not trust Heavenly Father enough and were cast out of Heaven. Those of us who did trust our Father were sent here to earth so that we can learn and grow and become more like Him. If we live our lives righteously and follow His commandments, we may one day return to live with Him. 
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth" (verse 1). In the creation of all of this "God created two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also" (verse 16) Something that comes to mind each time I read this verse is that He's with us, just as these great lights are also always with us. There is never a day when we cannot see the sun, or a night where we cannot see the moon or the starts. They are always there, just as He is. And those nights when we cannot see the stars or the moon for a moment, I think, is just like when we cannot feel His presence. They are there, though, even if we cannot see them. As long as we trust that He is still there even if we cannot feel His presence, that feeling will return. We just have to rely on faith. 
When reading the parts of these verses "And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them," (verses 26-27). We were all created in God's image. So if we all look like Him, why do we call each other ugly? Why are we so conscious about our appearance and whether or not we are wearing the right brand of clothes? These things don't matter to God. He thinks we are all beautiful and that's all that really matters.