God Made People

Genesis 1:26-2:25

Our true story comes from a book, or part, of the Bible called Genesis. The word genesis means “the beginning.”

We have learned that in the very beginning there was nothing but God. Then, God made everything!


Day one, God made the light and dark...


Day two, God made the sky above the water...


Day three, God made the land, plants, and sea...


Day four, God made the sun, moon, and stars...


On day five, God made fish and birds...


On day six, God made animals AND...


God made the most special thing: PEOPLE! God made the very first man, named Adam...


...and the very first woman, named Eve. He made them different than everything else He had made. He made them like Him, and He loved them very much.


After God made Adam and Eve, He put them in a garden and told them to take care of it and all of the animals.


This time, when God looked at everything He had made, He didn’t just say, "That’s good." This time, God said, "That’s VERY good!" God had made His most special creation, people, and He thought they were very good.


Let's say all the days together. Count with me: Day one, God made the light and dark. Day two, God made the sky above the water. Day three, God made land, plants, and sea. Day four, God made the sun, moon, and stars. Day five, God made fish and birds. Day six, God made animals and people!


But there is one more number to count: seven. On day seven, God looked at everything He had made and He rested. So, on day seven, God rested! God looked at the light and dark, the sky and water, the land, plants, and sea, the sun, moon, and stars, the birds and fish, the animals and people . . . He looked at everything, said it was very good, and He rested. Because God had made everything!



Bible Paraphrase: God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. – Genesis 1:31, NIrV
Text Truth: On day six. God made the most special thing: people. Then He rested.


Family Devotional

So God created mankind in his own image,
in the image of God he created them;
male and female he created them.
– Genesis 1:27

Our Bible story was about the most special thing God made. People! On day six, God made the animals and PEOPLE. People are special because we are the only thing God made in His image. God loves us so much, He gave us His Son, Jesus, to be our friend forever. Then, on day seven, God looked at everything He made, said it was very good, and then He rested.

God saw everything he had made. And it was very good. – Genesis 1:31 NIrV

With your family, make a list of the people you love. Write down all the names in your list.

Pray with your family. Allow any family members to pray if they wish. Thank God for making people. Thank God for making (read through your list). Thank God for loving you so much that He gave you Jesus to be your friend forever. Acknowledge God's goodness to you. And acknowledge your love for Him.

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