The Beginning

“In the beginning, God…”  Genesis 1:1

“I just don’t get it!” my then eight year old exclaimed.  “I’m okay with God never ending, but I can’t understand how He never had a beginning!”  My daughter was not the first of God’s children to grapple with His dual infinity, and any attempt to explain divine eternity was woefully inadequate for none of us can fully grasp this profound fact.  But even though we can’t wrap our minds around such staggering reality, we should gladly wrap our hearts.

“In the beginning, God…”  If we believe the first four words of the Bible, the rest is easy.  Fashioning a universe and forming the earth, crafting animals and creating humans, and starting nations and shaking kingdoms pose no problem for a God so powerful that He’s always been.  Healing the sick, helping the needy, controlling winds, commanding demons, and conquering the grave are easy for a God of eternal existence.

Before space was shaped, God was.  Before angels were around, God was.  Before any speck of anything was, God was.  And He always was.

We are too finite to fathom such splendor.  Too small to comprehend such majesty.   But while our perception is limited, our adoration should be limitless.  The ageless God deserves endless praise. 

Be amazed and marvel.  Wonder and worship.  God is big.  God is boundless.  God is before—and after.  He always was.  He always is.  He always will be.

“In the beginning, God…”