As part of our nightly prayers before going to sleep each night, Cheryl and I recite the Apostle’s Creed together. We are reminding each other of the faith that we have in our God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. This creed is a statement of faith that summarizes what God tells us about Himself in His Word.

Luther offered explanations to the three articles of that Creed in his Small Catechism, designed to be used by the head of a household when teaching the faith to his family. This is what he wrote about the First Article.

Creation

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

What does this mean?

“I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true.”

 It is good to remember that the God who loved us enough to provide for our salvation by sending His Son is the same one who made everything, including each of us, and still takes care of us in every way.

Reflect on that today.

Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.