Who is God?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. (Genesis 1:1–2)

This verse is meaningful to me because it is the very first clue in the Bible about who God is. What does it tell us? It tells us that God existed before the earth. It tells us that God has never not existed. Before human history and before human time began, God existed.

This verse also shows us God’s magnificent, creative power. He “created the heavens and the earth.” Think about that! Man can create some very impressive things, but compare those to creation of the heavens and the earth. This shows us the relative power between God and man. We create with building materials and technology. What did God have to create with? Just his imagination. God created something from nothing. Man cannot do that. Only God can do that.

In the verses that follow, God continues to create. In verse 3, we read, “And God said, ‘Let there be light,’ and there was light.” He created the first day, and then he created the first night. He created the first evening and the first morning. He continued, creating the sky, the land, the seas, vegetation, the sun, the moon, the stars, sea creatures, birds, land animals, and then he created man, in six days.

Who is God? He is the eternal Creator. He created everything. And he created you and me. We know the science behind procreation, but we should not be so arrogant to think that we are the authors of procreation. No. God created this capability within us. He gave us the power to “be fruitful and increase in number” (verse 28). He created you, and he created me. He is our amazing creator!