Special

One of my favorite stories is the Max Lucado story "You Are Special."  It is about fictional people called Wemmicks who value how high other Wemmicks can jump, how popular they are, whether they can sing well and other popular characteristics.  They place stars on the favored Wemmicks and dots on the unfortunate Wemmicks that don't stand out.  Sound familiar?  The story ends with God's encouragement to go to Him daily and seek His favor ... not the favor of the other Wemmicks.
Genesis is a story about God creating and then establishing a relationship with people.  People who are created perfectly but very quickly make mistakes.  It is a story of equality, love, judgment and God's passion to provide us (those mistake makers) with a path back to Him.  It tells of a big God, special people, the foundation of marriage, the cost of sin and God's plan to make His good creation ultimately good at the end of all things.  It is about promises broken (ours) and promises kept (God's).  It is about pursuing God's plan and God's promise even when it looks hopeless or helpless.  It is about life in God's kingdom as a blessing to all other people.  This is a truly impossible task except that we are empowered by the God who makes all things possible.  God steers His people, His promise and His plan to the ultimate good He will bring about with us (that's His plan) or without us (that would truly be sad).  I'm down for that journey ... what about you?