This Bible study is all about God’s redemptive plan that was at work before He created the world.
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God’s redemption for His people came through Jesus’ shedding His blood on the cross. This shedding of blood made a way for God to forgive us our sins so that we might live in right relationship with Him. But this redemptive plan started before the cross. It began before creation.
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Read about the start of God’s redemptive plan in the creation story, before reflecting on it below.
Genesis 1-2
God’s redemptive plan starts with Jesus
Before God created the world, He had a plan to redeem His people. Our omniscient God knew we would sin and need a Savior. Genesis 1:1 tells us that in the beginning, God created. The Hebrew word used here is Elohim: a plural word that encompasses God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Not only was Jesus with God when He created the world, but God already knew that Jesus would be the ultimate sacrifice for our sins.
Have you ever thought of Jesus being in the beginning with God? How does it change your perspective of God sending Jesus to die on the cross as a sacrifice for your sins knowing that Jesus was part of the creation narrative (2 Timothy 1:9)?
God redeemed us to be found in Him
The intentionality of the trinity is also seen in Genesis 1:26: “let us make man in our image.” Not only is God declaring that He is three in one, but He is declaring that all human beings are made in His image. Our identity is found in Christ because we are His likeness. We have value not because of who we are or what we’ve done, but because of what Jesus did for us on the cross.
How has your identity changed as your relationship with God grows deeper (1 John 3:1)?
God wants to bless His redeemed
As soon as God created mankind in His image, He blessed them (1:28). The very first words that God spoke to man was a blessing, but the blessings of God does not stop with creation. In numbers 6, we find the Aaronic blessing which God gave to Aaron to bless His people. God desires to bless His children. But a blessing, like a gift, must be accepted by the child. It cannot be forced.
Did you know that God desires to bless you? What are some ways that He has blessed you already (Jeremiah 17:7-8)?
God’ gives rest to His redeemed’s redemptive plan involves rest
One of the many blessings that God gave was the example of a sabbath rest. Here, He prepared the way for our Messiah when he blessed the seventh day and made it holy. This Sabbath was a shadow of what was to come. In Jesus, rest is not confined to just one day. What a powerful thing when we realize that through Jesus, every day is a day of rest, specifically set aside to do the work of God.
How can you partake in the rest that Jesus gives (Colossians 2:17)?
Reflect on God’s Redemptive Plan
How have you seen God’s redemptive plan at work in your life?
