October 9, 2026
Praise:
The annual Torah reading cycle begins anew this Shabbat. It starts with the verse that is foundational for the rest of God's Word:
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Lord God, as Jeremiah prayed, since You are the Creator (Gen. 1:1), nothing is too difficult for You, and we praise and thank You for that biblical reality (Jer. 32:17; Luke 1:37; 18:27).
We confess, and are so grateful, that since You created the world, it belongs to You (Psa. 24:1).
We agree with David and are thrilled that all of creation declares Your glory (Psa. 19:1; cp. 97:6).
Abba Father, creation is a witness to Your power and majesty and we rejoice that it is also a witness of, to put it in human terms, how artistic You are (Rom. 1:20; Psa. 148:1-14).
Lord Yeshua, as the Torah portion indicates, the reason why Noah was righteous in Your sight (Gen. 6:9) was because of Your grace (Gen. 6:8), and we thank You that this is also why we are saved and seen as righteous in Your sight as well (Isa. 53:11; 2 Cor. 5:21; Eph. 2:8-10).