In the Beginning, God
Month 2: Does God Exist? · Bible Story
Today's Scripture
Read together: Genesis 1:1–5
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. 3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 And God saw that the light was good, and He separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness He called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Memory Verse
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”— Genesis 1:1 (BSB)memorize this week
📖 Bible-in-a-Year (optional)
Today's reading: Romans 5–7
Reading the whole Bible in a year — do this when you have extra time. (Paul shows how Adam brought sin and Jesus brings life.)The Heart of It
The very first words of the Bible aren't an argument. They are an announcement: "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." Picture it. Before there was a single star, a drop of water, or one tick of time, God was already there. He was alive and joyful, and He needed nothing. He didn't have to make the universe. He chose to. He chose the way an artist chooses to paint or a singer chooses to sing. He did it simply because He is good and He loves to give. Then over six real days He spoke. And what was not there suddenly was. Light split from darkness. Sky split from sea. Evening came, and morning came. That was day one.
Notice what Genesis does not say. It doesn't say nothing exploded into everything by accident. It says the beginning had a Person standing over it. That changes how we read the whole world. A sunrise isn't a lucky chemical event. It's the first morning's pattern still rolling on. You aren't a leftover of random nature. You live in a world that was made on purpose. A Maker authored it, and He was already there before the first "Let there be." So when someone asks, "Where did everything come from?" we have a real answer. His name is God.
Around the Table
Before there was anything at all, God was already here! Then He made the light just by talking.
Let's do it: Turn off the lights. Then flip them on and say together, "God said, 'Let there be light!'"
Genesis starts with God already there. Everything else has a beginning. But God doesn't. He made the beginning.
Let's talk: A Person started the universe, not an accident. Why is that good news?
"In the beginning" means time itself began when God created. He is outside of time. He is eternal, and no one made Him.
Let's go deeper: God created time. How does that help us answer the question "But who made God?" We'll come back to it this week!
💬 Conversation Starter
Imagine you had to make something out of absolutely nothing. No clay, no LEGO, no paper. Could you do it? Only God can speak things into being from nothing!
🛡️ Defending the Faith
Sometimes someone says the universe just "popped" into existence on its own. We can gently answer like this. Things that begin to exist need a cause. And the universe began to exist (). We don't have to argue loudly. We share it "with gentleness and respect" (). The truth is steady and kind.
For Dad · Go Deeper
is doing heavy lifting in just ten English words. It rules out atheism, because there is a God. It rules out pantheism, because God is separate from what He made. And it rules out the idea of an eternal universe, because the universe had a beginning. Lead your kids to see Scripture's confidence. God never nervously defends His existence. He simply acts, speaks, and creates. As a father, model that same settled tone. You don't have to win every dinner-table debate to disciple well. You have to live like is true. Live like Someone good is in charge and was here first. That posture preaches louder than any proof.
Draws on: Ken Ham, The Lie: Evolution; and .
Let's Pray Together
"Father, before anything existed, You were already there. Thank You for making the heavens and the earth. Thank You for making our family on purpose. Help us trust the One who began it all. In Jesus' name, amen."
Before the beginning, God was already there. And He made everything, including me.