10 15 07 In the Beginning II
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1)

He spoke things into existence. “God said….”

He must be IN THE BEGINNING of all our thoughts, our activities, our future plans. We must also believe He has always been, is always here today, and will be there in the end and beyond as well. We must go back to IN THE BEGINNING at times to regain our focus and to bring others to an elementary understanding of the Gospel. It’s the basic building block of our faith. Since THE beginning, way before my beginning, God was!

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.” (John 1:1)

Oh yes, THE WORD was there too! The Word was and is Jesus. He is the spoken Word of God who became flesh to sacrifice Himself upon the cross and overcome death and the grave for our sin, so that we might once again enjoy a full relationship with God the Father.

“God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him.” (John 3:16-17)


“And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” (Genesis 1:2)

THE SPIRIT of God was IN THE BEGINNING too; it says that in Genesis as well. Jesus gives His Spirit to each and every believer the moment we are born-again, into eternal life with God the Father through Jesus, His Son. Remember, no one can come to the Father but through Christ!

Jesus is the difference. He separates Christianity from all the other belief systems and cults of the world. If the Bible is true, than Jesus is the difference; IN THE BEGINNING, now, and in the end! Yeah, THE WORD comes as a roaring lion, the Lord of the Armies to accomplish the Father’s will in the end.

“He is dressed in clothing dipped in blood, and he is called the Word of God. The armies that are in heaven, dressed in white, clean, fine linen, were following him on white horses. From his mouth extends a sharp sword, so that with it he can strike the nations. He will rule them with an iron rod, and he stomps the winepress of the furious wrath of God, the All-Powerful. He has a name written on his clothing and on his thigh: ‘King of kings and Lord of lords.’” (Revelation 19:13-16)

Jesus is THE WORD. He is THE LORD. He is THE KING. He is GOD! This has to be the primary motivation is our lives as believers. Before we do anything, IN THE BEGINNING of all things we consider, we must consider Jesus. What would He have us do? What would He think of our plans? What would He have us say?