{"id":3927,"date":"2018-01-01T03:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T03:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/davesali.wordpress.com\/?p=3927"},"modified":"2018-01-01T03:00:36","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T03:00:36","slug":"before-the-story-starts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/savedali.com\/index.php\/2018\/01\/01\/before-the-story-starts\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the story starts"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. – Genesis 1:1<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Before we hear about the formlessness, the void, the darkness on the face of the deep, the amazing day-by-day steps of creation, the rise and fall of man…we have these 4 words:<\/p>\n

In the beginning God.<\/em><\/p>\n

God. Alpha and Omega. Beginning and End. The Author and Finisher.<\/p>\n

He is the reference point, the Controlling Idea, the Big Takeaway.<\/a><\/p>\n

This story isn’t about you; it’s about Him.<\/p>\n

Every beat, every scene, every sequence, every action and reaction is about God.<\/p>\n

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For in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. – Acts 17:28<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All of this to say; you are not your own reference point, and you’re not in this by yourself.<\/p>\n

You are part of something bigger than yourself. And that’s important to know before you start this brand new year.<\/p>\n

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In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. – Genesis 1:1 Before we hear about the formlessness, the void, the darkness on the face of the deep, the amazing day-by-day steps of creation, the rise and fall of man…we have these 4 words: In the beginning God. God. Alpha and Omega. Beginning and … <\/p>\n

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