When telling a story, sometimes a narrator will say, “This is where it all began.” It’s a way to set the scene and give context for the beginning of a story. However, in the Scriptures, “Where is all began” is replaced with, “Who began it all.” The Bible isn’t as concerned with where or how it began, but with who is responsible for the beginning.
Have you ever walked outside at night, looked up in the sky, and allowed the grandeur of it all to rest on you? If you were to walk outside at night and hold out a dime at arm’s length, the coin would block out 15 million stars from your view if your eyes could see with that power. The vastness of the universe can be overwhelming, but behind it all is a simple, undeniable truth: everything that begins must have a cause. Everything that has a beginning has a Beginning. The universe had a beginning, so the universe must have had a Beginner.
The Bible opens with a bold statement: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). God wasn’t created; he wasn’t caused. He simply is. He existed before time, before matter, before the first breath of creation. The book of Hebrews reminds us, “By faith, we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible” (Hebrews 11:3). God isn’t just the one who knocks over the first domino that sets creation in motion, he’s the one who created each domino and speaks the whole cosmos into being.
If God is powerful enough to create everything from nothing, then he is powerful enough to handle whatever you’re facing today. The same God who spoke galaxies into motion is the same God who sees you, knows you, and cares about you. The same power that formed the stars is at work in your life.
Maybe you’re in a season where life feels chaotic. Maybe uncertainty, loss, or fear has left you feeling unsteady. But the one who set the universe in motion and holds it all together has not forgotten you. The reality of God’s creative prowess isn’t just about the beginning of time – it’s about the God who is still active, still present, and still moving in your story.
So today, take a deep breath. Look up at the sky. Let the vastness of creation remind you that you are held by the one who began it all. He is your creator, your steady foundation, and your eternal hope.
Pastor Ryan Paulson