Our scripture today is Genesis 1:1.
“In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.”
This verse introduces one of the most profound truths: everything has a beginning, and God is the source of it all. The cosmological argument for God builds on this idea. The term “cosmos” refers to the universe – the stars, planets, galaxies, and everything in space. This argument suggests that because the universe began to exist, it must have had a cause. That cause, believers affirm, is God.
Scientists agree that the universe had a beginning, often referring to the “Big Bang” as evidence. The cosmological argument invites us to think about beginnings in a simple way: like a ball on a mini-golf course, each movement has a cause. The ball moves because it’s hit by a putter, which is swung by a player, who acts intentionally. But what started everything? We look at the cosmos and ask the same thing. The argument points to God as the First Cause – the One who initiated all creation.
Skeptics often ask, “Who created God?” This question misunderstands the nature of God. God is not a created being. He is eternal, without beginning or end, and the source of all existence. Science shows us that something cannot come from nothing, affirming what Scripture declares: God, who has always been, is the Creator of everything.
The beauty and order of the universe point us back to its Creator.
I’m Lonnie Davis, and these are thoughts worth thinking.