🌍 The Week God Made the World

Before there was a sunrise or a puddle or a single songbird, God was already there. The world was empty and dark, like a room before anyone turns on a lamp. Then God spoke, and light spilled out. He looked at the light and called it good.

On the days that followed, God gathered the oceans so they would stay in their beds, and he pressed dry land into hills and gardens. He told the ground to grow grass and fruit trees. He hung the sun for daytime and the moon for bedtime, and he scattered stars like seeds across the sky. Fish flashed in the water. Birds practiced their first songs. Animals walked, hopped, and curled up in the shade.

Last of all, God made people. He made them to walk with him, to name the creatures, and to take care of the world like trusted helpers. They were not an accident and not a copy of anyone else. When the work was finished, God rested. He was not worn out. The world was complete, and it was worth enjoying.

Tonight, when you look at your own hands, remember they were thought of by the same God who invented stars. You belong in a world he called very good. You can thank him for one thing you saw today — a cloud, a pet, a smile, or the moon outside your window — and then let your body rest the way God rested.