God saw that it was good

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Genesis 1:9-10 – 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good.

It is superb and excellent that the LORD after creating earth, including the land and the sea, saw that it was good. If you read on Genesis 1 until verse 31, it is the same. After each major act of creation, the LORD said that it was good. That includes the creation of man, male, and female. Thus, God’s view of the earth and everything everything in it was good. He was happy and satisfied with His work and craftsmanship.

However, Satan, in the form of the serpent, tricked Adam and Eve into taking a bite of the forbidden fruit and committed sin against God. There was only one rule in the garden of Eden, and they broke it! They were banished out of the Garden of Eden, and the LORD had to raise up the second Adam, our Lord Jesus Christ, to rectify the situation so that mankind may be reconciled back to God.

John 3:16 – For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

But remember this morning that despite the challenges that life may present to us each day, God saw that it was good. The billions of us are all good in the eyes of God. But original sin had separated us from Him. So long as we accept Jesus into our lives as Lord and Saviour, we will get back on track onto the narrow path and thereafter call Him Father and live out life in His good, pleasing, and perfect will. We are now part of His kingdom of heaven here on earth even as we pray, may His will be done here on earth as it is in heaven.

This Christmas season, as we remember God’s gift of His beloved Son to us as our salvation to eternal life, know that the LORD’s view of us has always been and will always be good. Don’t despise the life we have. Don’t condemn ourselves for our past or current sins. Repent and seek His forgiveness and let the blood of the Lamb wash us clean. Transform ourselves by the renewing of our minds, each day, more and more into the image of Christ. Serve God. Live our lives for Him! One day, we will live eternity with Him like He originally intended for mankind in Eden! Amen!