Abram puts aside his grievance and rescues Lot, Psalm 8 lifts our eyes to the majesty of God and our place in His creation, and Jesus faces the devil head-on in the wilderness before returning to His hometown with a bombshell announcement.

God calls Abram out of nowhere and changes history forever, David cries out under false accusation and holds on to his God, and Luke traces the family line of Jesus all the way back to Adam - reminding us that this salvation has been in the making since the very beginning.

From the scattered nations of Babel to a depressed psalmist finding hope, to the voice of John the Baptist crying in the wilderness - today's readings remind us that God is always at work, even when it doesn't look like it.

What a week it has been! We have started at the very beginning - God creating the heavens and the earth - and ended with the boy Jesus astonishing the teachers in the temple. If you have fallen behind, the weekend is your chance to catch up. And if you are on track, take a moment to thank God for the privilege of spending time in His Word this week.

We close our first week with God's rainbow promise after the flood, a beautiful morning cry for God's protection, and the growing-up years of Jesus - including a jaw-dropping moment in the temple.