Today is the first day of our Advent reading plan. You can read more about the plan here; my goal is to trace the whole story of salvation, starting from the beginning, because the entire Bible tells a unified story that leads to Jesus. We’ll have a very short scripture reading each weekday leading up to Christmas, and I’ll write a brief thought to go with it. Christmas is great, and preparing for it makes it even better. Let’s do this.

The Beginning - Advent reading day 01

Genesis 1:1-2

1 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.

The Lord, like a master artist, brings beauty and purpose out of nothingness.

A great prayer to pray during Advent 2020:

“Lord, can you make something beautiful out of this?”