David Mensah

"The original word spoken over human existence." That's what I want to remember when shame creeps in. Before the fall, before anything — very good.

The obedience of creation is so convicting. The seas obey immediately. The land appears on cue. And we, made in His image, are the ones who hesitate.

The sixth day ends with very good and the seventh day has not yet ended — the Sabbath rest of God has no evening and morning. Some theologians say we are still in God's seventh day, waiting for the new creation. That thought expands how I read the whole Bible.

God called the dry land Earth. He names what He makes. Adam will later name the animals. Naming in Scripture is an act of relationship and authority. We are named by God before we name anything else.