Certified Good

When God created the heavens and the earth, He looked over what He had created and declared it to be good. For example, in Genesis 1:4, “And God saw the light that it was good…”

In Genesis 1:10, God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.”

The same thing is declared in verses 12, 18, and 21.

In verse 22, he blessed the living sea creatures. He commanded them to be fruitful and multiply.

Genesis 1:31 when everything was completed

“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning was the sixth day.”

There was a time in my life where I had more respect for the things of the world than I had for the blessings of God.

I had no understanding of the term “blessed.” I had no understanding of the concept of seed time and harvest.

I borrowed and became deeply in debt because I had no understanding of God’s system and his ways of doing things. I had no understanding of God’s personhood. For example, God can not lie. God always works in partnership. God is a giver and a lover. God makes and keeps contracts. That I am created for his pleasures. Revelation 4:11 says

“Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.” Revelation 4:11

The fact that God took the time to make everything good. He took the time to record it and explain it in detail, which should be worthy of our admiration, of our praise and honor.

Before He turned the creation over to Adam to steward its resources, He certified that everything was very good.

Adam sold us out to Satan and his crew

However, the good news is that God has redeemed us to Himself. All of the blessings of Eden have been restored.

Eden is the heavenly place referred to in Ephesians 1:3. God planted a garden in Eden, eastward, and filled it with tremendous wealth.

Ephesians 1:2-3

“Grace be to you, and peace, from God our Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with ALL SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS in heavenly places in Christ.”

Ephesians 1:4

“According as he hath chosen us in him BEFORE the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.”

God has chosen us once again to stand in his presence. Our job is to seek and partake of our inheritance.

Notice, in Christ are these blessings realized. He provides seed to sowers. He taught us how the kingdom operates, Mark 4:26-29

Isaiah 55:1-4

(You can almost hear God pleading with man to partake of his blessing. The blessings were created for us. He pleaded with the people in Noah’s time (see Genesis 6:3)

“Ho, ever one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good , and let your delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.”

God has connected all things in heaven and earth in him. Realizing what we have is far superior to what the world has to offer. We give praise to Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, the captain of our salvation!