The Bible speaks of God the Father as the source of creation (1 Corinthians 8:6).

Dig Deeper We saw earlier this week how the apocryphal books of 1 & 2 Maccabees give tremendous insight fallen Hebrew soldiers were gathered, they were found to be wearing some idolatrous jewelry. 2 Maccabees 12 Today: Acts 19

Isaiah 49:1-7 CONTEXT: This passage is one of four "Servant Songs" in the book of Isaiah that point forward God "forms in the womb" (v1, 5), or as Psalm 139:13 puts it, God knits people together.

Listen to passage & devotional: Belgic Confession of Faith, Article 14: The Creation and Fall of Man (Genesis 4:1, ESV). tree - the cross - that you can gain access to the wonderful tree of life (Revelation 2:7, 22:2, 22:14 -19). Today: Matthew 10

Summary In the movie Apollo 13, astronaut Jim Lovell, played by Tom Hanks, is seen gazing at the moon Psalm 8 reflects on Genesis 1 and calls us to praise God for his glory revealed in His good creation and in your life ASK GOD FOR WHAT YOU NEED: Read the New Testament in a year, a chapter a day - Mark 13

Today: 1 Thessalonians 3

the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Heres in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash. 10 their fathers, another generation grew up who knew neither the L ORD  nor what he had done for Israel. 11   Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the L ORD  and served the Baals. 12   They forsook the They aroused the L ORD ’s anger 13   because they forsook him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. 14   Verses 10-12 summarize the whole sad theme of the book of Judges: 10  After that whole generation had

Deuteronomy 30:11–20 (NIV) 11  Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach. 12  It is not up in heaven, so that you have to ask, “Who will ascend into heaven to get 13  Nor is it beyond the sea, so that you have to ask, “Who will cross the sea to get it and proclaim 14  No, the word is very near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart so you may obey it. 15  See, live and increase, and the L ORD  your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. 17

Heidelberg Catechism Q&A 103 Q. What is God’s will for you in the fourth commandment? A.

Numbers 22:18–35 (NIV) 18  But Balaam answered them, “Even if Balak gave me all the silver and gold in his palace, I could not do anything great or small to go beyond the command of the L ORD my God. 19  destructive heresies... 3  In their greed these teachers will exploit you with fabricated stories... 15 straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Bezer, who loved the wages of wickedness. 16