09/10/2026
GOOD MORNING! ✝🛡⚔🔥
“In the beginning God…”
Those may be some of the most important words in the Bible. Before there was a problem, there was God. Before there was brokenness, there was God. Before addiction. Before failure. Before shame. Before the decisions we wish we could take back. Before any of it—there was God. And I think that matters when we talk about recovery.
If I start with me, recovery can easily become another self-improvement project. How can I fix myself? How can I become stronger? How can I do better this time? But Saved Life starts somewhere different. We start with God.
Genesis 1 reminds us that God is Creator. He created humanity intentionally, in His image and for His purposes. Sin damaged that image, but it did not change God's original intention.
That is why recovery is bigger than simply stopping destructive behavior.
Recovery is about restoration. It is God taking what has been distorted by sin and, through the Holy Spirit, progressively restoring the image of Christ in us.
So maybe the first question isn't:
“What's wrong with me?”
Maybe the first question is:
“God, what did You create me to become?”
Today, start there.
Start with God.
📖 Genesis 1:1–3
Day 1 of the Saved Life 90-Day Daily Devotional: Recovering the Image of Christ is available here:
👉 https://www.mysavedlife.org/90-day-daily-devotional
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