{"id":3795,"date":"2024-07-05T06:15:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T10:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/?p=3795"},"modified":"2024-10-14T14:08:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T18:08:40","slug":"jesus-bible-devotional-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/learn\/voices\/devotionals\/jesus-bible-devotional-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus Bible Devotional 1: The Bible in Six Acts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to <em><a href=\"https:\/\/faithgateway.com\/products\/the-jesus-bible-niv-edition-comfort-print?variant=34351456649352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Jesus Bible<\/a> <\/em>seven-day devotional! Over the next six posts, you will get a big-picture view of the full story of God \u2014 from Genesis to Revelation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Bible is filled with different characters, settings, wars, plagues, history-changing events, and countless stories. 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The church was young, rebuilding, and battling deceptive \u201cphilosophies\u201d that threatened to leave it as fractured as a house built on a fault line (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Colossians+2%3A8&amp;resource_entry=niv-jesus-bible\/church&amp;tab=study\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Colossians 2:8<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What does Paul write to these new believers during this critical time? He reminds them who Jesus is: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The image of God (v. 15)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The creator of all things (v. 16)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powerful enough to hold all things together (v. 17)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The head of the church (v. 18)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>God\u2019s fullness dwells in him (v. 19)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Through his death on the cross all things will be reconciled to God (v. 20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What to Expect from <em>The Jesus Bible<\/em> Devotionals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In this series, we\u2019ll examine the story of God in six acts \u2014 Beginnings, Revolt, People, Savior, Church, and Forever. We\u2019ll uncover the truth of Paul\u2019s words to the shaken believers: Jesus holds all things together.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We will also seek to answer the question: What does God\u2019s story have to do with me? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will discover that your story connects with God\u2019s by design. You have a role to play. Your life is treasured by your creator and of great significance for his work in the world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reflection&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think of your life as something that matters to God? Why or why not?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This week, will you open yourself to the idea that God has a role for you to play in his story?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Prayer&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear God, thank you for all that today\u2019s verses reveal about Jesus. Thank you, God, for revealing yourself through him, and for reconciling my sin through his death. This week, help me to see how my life connects with your story. Open my heart to your Spirit\u2019s leading. 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