Why should beginnings always draw our attention to God? - Beginnings - TouchPoints

Genesis 1:1In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

God is the ultimate starting point. Worldly living is the habit of failing to acknowledge God in all things (see Proverbs 3:5-6). We never begin anything with nothing. We always start, even in our most creative moments, with what God has already provided. The best way to begin anything is to recognize God’s presence in what we are doing, where we are going, and what we are using.

Colossians 1:15-20Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can’t see—such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. Christ is also the head of the church, which is his body. He is the beginning, supreme over all who rise from the dead. So he is first in everything. For God in all his fullness was pleased to live in Christ, and through him God reconciled everything to himself. He made peace with everything in heaven and on earth by means of Christ’s blood on the cross.

This passage makes the theological point that Jesus Christ had no beginning and the practical point that everything else had its beginning because of him. He created the very world he came to dwell in, and his miracles reveal him as the only one who has the power to create and to make things new again. It should be no surprise to watch the Creator create wine out of water or heal eyes with mud, the original body-building material. Therefore, Christ was uniquely suited to achieve and offer a new beginning for us. When we messed up his original Creation, he re-created us, reconciling us with God and making us fit for a new Creation.