For me, these are four of the most important words in all of Scripture -- indeed, in all of language. Some of the great philosophical questions of man are answered in this single phrase.
In this one phrase, we learn God is eternal. At the beginning of time -- at least by our reckoning -- God already was. We learn where we came from. If God was, in the beginning, we know that everything that came after must have been made by Him. And indeed, the rest of Genesis 1 and 2 bear that out. We get the sense of our place. We are not the center of the Universe; He is.
He is the Will that set the Universe in motion; the Force that keeps it together. He is the Hand that guides it, the Eye that watches over it, the Lungs that give it life.
He exists outside the universe, and outside Time, voiced in Jesus words: Before Abraham was, I Am! (John 8:58)
In the beginning, God created...
There was no beginning before God acted to make it so. When God created, there was the beginning. Not before.
God is the Alpha and Omega, the Beginning and End. He is before Time and after. Before the Universe and After. Greater than the plans and wars of nations; greater than the motions of planets and suns. He is the Creator... but He is so much more.
So when you hear the words, "God loves you, and has a wonderful plan for your life," I want you to understand exactly what that means.
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