God Made the World in Six Days
Month 11: Standing Firm in a Tough World · Why We Believe
Today's Scripture
Read together: Exodus 20:11 & Genesis 1:31
11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy. — Exodus 20:11
31 And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. — Genesis 1:31
Memory Verse
“See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, which are based on human tradition and the spiritual forces of the world rather than on Christ.”— Colossians 2:8 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: John 17–18
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Jesus prays for us the night before the cross.)The Heart of It
When God carved the Ten Commandments in stone, He gave a reason for the Sabbath. "For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested" (). God is telling us how long creation took. Six days. And He's the only One who was there to know. says it the same way. "Evening and morning" mark each ordinary day. And at the end, God looked at everything and called it "very good." Not "good enough." Not "a long, messy process." Very good, finished, whole.
Many voices today say the world made itself over billions of years, with no Maker and lots of death and struggle along the way. But that idea is based on "the spiritual forces of the world" rather than on Christ. That's exactly what our memory verse warns about. The Bible's story is better and truer. A good God spoke a good world into being in six days, with no death until sin came later. So when someone says, "Science proved the Bible wrong about creation," we can answer kindly. No one watched the past. Everyone is reading the same clues. The difference is whether we read those clues starting with God's eyewitness account, or starting without Him. We trust the One who was actually there.
Around the Table
How long did God take to make everything? Six days! And then He rested. Can you count to six on your fingers?
Let's do it: Count six days on your fingers. Then fold your hands and "rest" on day seven.
Genesis says "evening and morning" for each day. That means real days, like today and tomorrow, not millions of years.
Let's talk: Why do you think God told us exactly how long creation took?
Old-earth and evolution ideas put death and struggle before sin. But the Bible puts a "very good" world first, with death coming later, through sin.
Let's go deeper: How does a six-day creation fit better with a good God and a world that needs rescuing?
💬 Conversation Starter
If you could have watched any one of the six days of creation, which day would you pick? And what do you think it sounded like?
🛡️ Defending the Faith
When someone says, "Science has proven the world is billions of years old, so the Bible is wrong": we can answer warmly. No scientist was there at the beginning. So everyone is reading the same clues, but through a starting belief. We start with God's eyewitness record (). They start by leaving Him out. Same evidence, different starting point. And the Maker's account is the trustworthy one ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
The age-of-the-earth question feels like a side issue, until you trace it to its root. It's really about authority. Does Genesis give us God's own history, or does the surrounding culture get to revise it? A straightforward reading of Hebrew narrative supports six literal days. So does , and so do Jesus' own words ("from the beginning of the creation," ). Hold this confidently but graciously. Some godly believers land elsewhere, and we don't make it a wall between us. Equip your kids to tell apart two kinds of science. Observational science is testable and repeatable. Historical science interprets the unobserved past. That single distinction defuses ninety percent of the "science vs. faith" fear.
Draws on: Ken Ham, The Lie: Evolution; Answers in Genesis materials.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You for making everything good in six days. Help us trust Your Word more than clever ideas. And help us share it kindly with others. In Jesus' name, amen."
God was there at the beginning. And He told us exactly how it happened.