In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1 ESV)
Creation
Yes, the first event in history was God’s amazing act of creation. No other witnesses were present, but the Biblical description makes a pretty amazing picture. First, God had to imagine what ‘everything’ would be like. He invented the universe, and made it. Eventually, mankind was made in God’s image, but the rest of planet earth, our solar system, our galaxy, and the universe were made without a blueprint, model, or previous idea.
And then He made what He imagined.
I’ve imagined a lot of things, but have not been particularly effective in bringing my thoughts to reality. I still have no time machine, perpetual motion device, alchemic gold from lead process, or a bacon tree.
But God made everything.
But the question today is, why did He bother?
He was not bored. He did not need a playground. He was utterly self-sufficient and completely content. He was the almighty God, dwelling in His glory.
But He was also full of Grace.
He did not create the universe because He needed it, or was obligated to anyone, or had to follow come universal law.
He did it out of Grace.
He did it for His people.
He did it because somehow, unstuck in time as He was and is… He knew His people, and made a place for us to dwell.
The first event in the Bible… the very first verse… is a description of God’s Grace!
What a blessing that Grace is.