Genesis 1 — The universe got its origin story and you got your worth
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Key Takeaways
Every human is made in God's image — your worth isn't earned, it's factory-installed from Day 1.
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God casually created billions of galaxies as a side clause on Day 4 — lowkey the most understated flex in all of history.
Dominion over creation isn't about power tripping — it's about being trusted to steward something precious.
Before anyone even had to ask, God already stocked the fridge — a Father who provides before you even know what you need.
📢 Chapter 1 — The Original Drop 🌍
Before there was anything — no sky, no ground, no light, no sound — there was God. Just God. And He was about to do something nobody could have imagined, because there was nobody around to imagine it yet. This is the before all the lore. The origin story. Page one.
What does it mean to you personally that you were created in the image of God — not as an afterthought, but as the climax of creation?
Where in your life have you been looking for worth in things that weren't designed to carry that weight?
And it all started when God opened His mouth and spoke.
The Blank Canvas 🌑
In the beginning, there was nothing but darkness and chaos — like an empty void with zero content. No form. No structure. No Wi-Fi signal. Just deep, dark waters and the hovering over the surface like He was about to drop the hardest creative project in existence.
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."
That's it. That's the opening line. No buildup, no backstory, no "once upon a time." Just God — already there, already , already in motion. Everything that exists started because He decided it should. The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered everything. But God wasn't stressing. The Spirit was moving over those waters, ready to go. 🌊
Day 1: Let There Be Light 💡
Then God said the first recorded words in all of history:
"Let there be light."
And there was light. No delay. No loading screen. God spoke and reality responded immediately. He looked at the light and called it good. Then He separated the light from the darkness — called the light "Day" and the darkness "Night." And that was Day 1.
Think about that for a second. Before this moment, light didn't exist as a concept. God didn't find it — He invented it. He spoke, and physics showed up. That's not just power. That's energy on a level nothing else will ever touch. ⚡
Day 2: Sky Drop 🌤️
Day 2, God kept building:
"Let there be an expanse in the middle of the waters, separating water from water."
God created the sky — this massive dome separating the waters above from the waters below. He called it . And just like that, the atmosphere existed. Weather existed. The whole framework for clouds, rain, and blue skies — all set up with a single command.
No cap, God was world-building on a level that makes every other creation story look mid. And He was just getting started. 🌤️
Day 3: Land, Sea, and Greens 🌿
Next up, God organized the water situation:
"Let the waters under the heavens be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear."
Done. He called the dry ground "Earth" and the gathered waters "Seas." And God saw that it was good. But He wasn't finished with Day 3 — He went double:
"Let the earth sprout vegetation — plants yielding seed, fruit trees bearing fruit, each according to its kind."
And the earth exploded with life. Plants, trees, fruits, seeds — every species engineered to reproduce after its own kind. God didn't just make one tree. He designed an entire self-sustaining ecosystem that would keep producing for thousands of years. Every forest, every garden, every single flower traces back to this moment. 🌱
Day 4: Sun, Moon, and Stars ☀️🌙
Here's where it gets wild. Day 4, God decorated:
"Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate day from night. Let them be for signs, seasons, days, and years."
God made the sun to rule the day and the moon to rule the night — and then, almost like an afterthought, the text says "and the stars." Bro casually created billions of galaxies in a side clause. Every constellation, every supernova, every star you've ever wished on — He made those too.
The sun is a million times the size of Earth, and God spoke it into existence like it was a detail. That's the kind of scale we're talking about. The things we study for lifetimes, He made in a sentence. 🌌
Day 5: Ocean Life and Birds 🐋🦅
Day 5, God filled the sky and the sea:
"Let the waters swarm with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the heavens."
So God created the great sea creatures — whales, sharks, everything that moves in the deep — and every kind of bird. From hummingbirds to eagles. From minnows to blue whales. All of it, teeming with life, each species designed to reproduce according to its kind.
And then God them:
"Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
This is the first recorded in . God didn't just make living things — He spoke abundance over them. He wanted them to thrive, not just survive. That's . 🐟
Day 6, Part 1: Animals 🦁
Day 6 was a two-parter. First, God filled the land:
"Let the earth bring forth living creatures according to their kinds — livestock, creeping things, and beasts of the earth."
Lions, cattle, lizards, insects — every land animal you've ever seen in a nature documentary, God made that day. Each one uniquely designed, each one reproducing according to its kind. The diversity is insane — and every single species was intentional. No random accidents. Pure design.
And God saw that it was good. But He still had one more thing to make — and this one was different from everything else. 👀
Day 6, Part 2: Humanity — The Main Event 👑
Then God said something He hadn't said before. Not "let there be" or "let the earth bring forth." This time:
"Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. And let them have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over the livestock and over all the earth."
"Let US." "OUR image." The shows up in the very first chapter. , Son, and — all present, all creating together.
And then the most important verse about human identity ever written:
"So God created man in His own image, in the Image of God He created him; male and female He created them."
Every single human being — regardless of status, background, ethnicity, ability — carries the . That's not something you earn. It's something you're born with. It's the reason every person has inherent dignity, worth, and value. No cap, this one verse is the foundation for all of human rights. 💯
Then God blessed them:
"Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it, and have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the heavens and over every living thing that moves on the earth."
God gave humanity authority and responsibility. Not to exploit creation — to it. To manage it well. isn't about power tripping. It's about being trusted with something precious. 🫶
The First Provision 🍎
God finished by making sure His creation was taken care of:
"I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food. And to every beast of the earth and to every bird of the heavens and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food."
Before anyone could ask "but what do we eat?" — God had already provided. He didn't create life and then leave it to figure things out. He made the world, filled it, and then stocked the fridge. That's a who thinks ahead.
And then the final review:
"And God saw everything that He had made, and behold, it was very good."
Not just good. Very good. Six days. One God. An entire universe — from subatomic particles to supergiant stars, from ocean depths to mountain peaks, from the simplest plant to the most complex being ever created. All of it, spoken into existence by a God who didn't need any of it but wanted all of it. That's not just creation. That's . ✨
