In the beginning, God created heaven and earth.
And with those words the world was changed forever. The impact of these eight words rang in the ears of a population without faith. God had created everything. Anything that could be grasped and all that couldn't was made possible by God. I know that when I think about how the world could be created, it's really easy for me to see the truth in science. Why not you know? All the facts are there. They all make sense considering what we've learned, what we are used to...but something that really struck me is that while we know this truth to be something we can grasp and understand, something is always missing. What kind of answers are we still searching for? Why is it that the slightest bit of hope in a higher being having the power to create all that we know navigates and burrows in our subconscious mind. Maybe there are some who still don't believe in what the promise God brings, but maybe it's burrowed somewhere in your mind. Listen to that line again, "in the beginning, God created heaven and earth". It's gracefully simple and opens the whole word of the lord with those eight words. In its simplicity it conveys how great and mighty God is. He created what we know, and maybe that means he created the ideas that found a scientists perspective. Who could really know? The beauty of believing in God is that you can believe with eyes closed and a mind open. Creation is something God introduced to all of us. When he created the world and what we see as heaven, he also created the possibility of that same majesty in us. And when someone is born as a new creation they are given the opportunity to be reborn with the world. Full of new promise, untouched...pure. It's that hope that burrows that seed in our hearts and minds. We keep it there because the possibility is too great to pass up. God started by creating, and as long as He can he will continue that creation.
