| We all know that when God created light on the first | | | | on earth. Priceless, set apart, and one-of-a-kind. |
| day of creation, he said it was good. After the | | | | I heard a story about an old man who had a painting |
| second day when God created the seas, the sky and | | | | that had been hanging on his living room wall for as |
| the earth, God said it was good. After the third day, | | | | long as he could remember. He took it down to put it |
| when God created vegetation, God looked at his | | | | in his garage sale, and his neighbor who knew a lot |
| work and saw it was what? Good. | | | | about art told him it was a Claude Monet original! Can |
| After the fourth day, when God created the lights in | | | | you imagine how that man felt, knowing that he had |
| the sky to separate day and night, God saw his | | | | an original, one-of-a-kind, and priceless work of art, |
| creation and said it was? Good. | | | | painted by a great artist! |
| I’ll bet you can guess what God said after the | | | | Now take a look at yourself, and know that God, the |
| fifth day when God created the fish and birds and | | | | greatest artist of all time, formed you as unique, |
| animals. He looked upon his creation and said it was: | | | | priceless and set apart! You are priceless, simply |
| Good. | | | | because of the artist who created you. |
| But when we turn to Genesis 1:31 we can see at the | | | | You are priceless! |
| end of the sixth day, after God had created man in | | | | Created by God, in his image! You are a perfect, |
| his own image. “God saw all that he had made, | | | | precious and one-of-a-kind creation. |
| and it was very good.” | | | | You are a masterpiece. And this means that you are |
| Genesis 1:31 God saw all that he had made, and it | | | | truly a piece of the master. |
| was very good. And there was evening, and there | | | | You are a perfect child of God. You may not believe |
| was morning—the sixth day. | | | | it, and some of you may not feel so perfect – |
| Not just good like the sun, the stars, the water, the | | | | yet! But hang in there, God’s not done with you |
| plants or the other animals. When God created you, | | | | – He will continually show you who you are in His |
| He blessed you and said that you were VERY good. | | | | eyes as you keep your eyes focused on Him! |
| Very Good – beyond the value of anything else | | | | |