Morning Inspiration with Pastor Merritt
Genesis is the front door to the rest of the Bible. Genesis 1 is the knob that turns the door, but Genesis 1:1 is the key that unlocks the doorknob. The first verse, made up of ten words, is sublimely simple and simply sublime. In ten short simple succinct, but sublime words, is the WHEN, WHO, HOW, and WHAT of all things.
"In the beginning" – that is the WHEN! "God" – that is the WHO! "Created" – that is the HOW! "The heavens and the earth" – that is the WHAT! The rest of the Bible is given to WHY!
The first verse gives us the theology of creation. The rest of the chapter provides the chronology of creation. We are told in the beginning that God created all things, from electrons to electricity, from gold to galaxies, from dandelions to dinosaurs, and from apples to Adam.
If Genesis 1:1 is true, then God is the answer to every question of life that really matters. Life's questions will never be adequately answered until a person grasps the truth of Genesis 1:1. If the universe is without a maker and without a method, then it must be without meaning. God is both maker of all things and He is the meaning of all there is.
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