All Things Were Made Through Him
Month 1: The Word Became Flesh · Walking in the Spirit
Today's Scripture
Read together: John 1:3 & Genesis 1:1–5
3 Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. — John 1:3
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. — Genesis 1:1–5
Memory Verse
“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”— John 1:14 (BSB)
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Genesis 14–16
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Day 5 of 365 — God makes a covenant with Abram and promises a son.)The Heart of It
John makes a stunning claim about Jesus. "All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made" (). Genesis says God created the heavens and the earth in six days. John tells us who was doing the making. The Son was right there. He is the One through whom every galaxy, every mountain, and every living thing came to be. The same Jesus we'll see holding children and healing the sick is the One who spoke the light into existence on day one. Nothing exists that He didn't make.
So how does this touch walking in the Spirit? Just this. The Creator's power did not stay back at creation. Genesis tells us "the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters" (). The Spirit was present and active in the very beginning, bringing order and life. That same Spirit lives in everyone who belongs to Jesus today (). The power that made worlds is the power now at work in us. He is growing love, joy, and peace inside us. When we feel small or weak, we remember something. The God who made everything by His word is the same God who fills His people with His Spirit. We don't walk the Christian life on our own strength. We walk it carried by the Maker's own Spirit.
Around the Table
Jesus made everything — the stars, the bugs, the ocean! And His Spirit helps you be good and brave today.
Let's do it: Name your favorite thing Jesus made, then say, "Holy Spirit, help me today!"
The Spirit of God was there at creation, hovering over the waters. And that same Spirit helps God's people now.
Let's talk: The Spirit helped bring the whole world to life. So what could He help bring to life in you?
The Son created all things, and the Spirit was active from the very start. The God of creation is the same God who fills and empowers us today.
Let's go deeper: How does remembering God's creative power change the way you'd face a fear or a temptation this week?
💬 Conversation Starter
What's the most amazing thing in nature you've ever seen up close? Jesus made it. And that same powerful God lives in His people by the Spirit!
🛡️ Defending the Faith
If everything was made "through Him," then Jesus is the Creator, not a creature. rules out the idea that Jesus is just a high angel or a created being. He made everything that was made. So He cannot be one of the made things. We can show this clearly and kindly ().
For Dad · Go Deeper
There's a beautiful unity in Scripture. The Father creates, through the Son, by the Spirit. and are reading the same event from two angles. The Spirit "hovering" over the waters is the first glimpse of the One who would later fill the Church at Pentecost. For a Spirit-filled home, this guards us from two errors. We must not treat the Spirit as a mere "force," and we must not treat Him as a junior partner. He is fully God, present from the beginning, personally at work. As you lead, model dependence rather than self-effort. Your children learn what walking in the Spirit looks like mostly by watching you. They notice whether you run on willpower or on the Maker's strength. Ask Him this week to do in your family what only the Creator-Spirit can do.
Draws on: Gordon Fee, God's Empowering Presence.
Let's Pray Together
"Father, thank You that Your Son made everything. Thank You that Your Spirit has been at work from the very beginning. Fill our family with that same Spirit. Help us walk in Your strength, not our own. In Jesus' name, amen."
The God who made the whole universe by His word is the same God whose Spirit lives and works in me.