God, the Creator of All Things

"In the Beginning, God" ©
by Connie Lanyon-Roberts

Before time ticked its first moment, before stars shimmered in the black vastness, before angels lifted their first songs—God was. He did not come into being. He is being itself. The great I AM—eternal, infinite, perfect in holiness and love.

He was not alone. Within Him pulsed a mystery so profound, human minds strain to grasp it: one God in three Persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. A divine fellowship of pure love and unity, complete in Himself, lacking nothing.

Yet from this fullness, He chose to create.

Not because He was lonely.
Not because He needed.
But because love gives, and He is love.

With a Word, He began.

“Let there be light.”

And the darkness fled. His Word—the eternal Son, the Logos, would later become flesh. But here, at the dawn, He was the divine voice that shattered the void with light, space, matter, and motion.

He formed the heavens, flung stars into their courses like diamonds into ink, spun galaxies with joy. He shaped the earth with hands of wisdom—raising mountains, filling oceans, clothing hills with trees that breathed life.

Each day, He paused. Not because He was tired, but because He delighted. And He saw that it was good.

Then, in a moment more intimate than the rest, He formed a creature unlike any other—not by command, but by touch. From dust, He shaped a man, and into his nostrils, He breathed the breath of life. And so man became a living soul, made in the image of God—a reflection, though small, of divine glory.

He called him Adam, and from Adam’s side, He crafted Eve. Male and female, He created them—equal, beloved, stewards of creation. They were not mere inhabitants. They were sons and daughters, meant to walk with their Maker.

And walk with Him they did. In the Garden of Eden, God dwelled with humanity. No veil separated the divine from the dust. The Creator walked in the cool of the day, speaking with His children, delighting in their laughter, sharing in their wonder.

But love requires freedom. And in their freedom, they chose rebellion.

Tempted by the serpent’s lie, “you will be like God”—they reached for knowledge apart from trust, autonomy apart from obedience. Sin entered. The world cracked.

Yet even then, the Creator did not abandon them.

He covered their shame with garments.

He spoke a promise: that one day, the seed of the woman would crush the serpent’s head.

From that moment on, the story turned to redemption.

Through patriarchs, prophets, and kings, God kept speaking. Through floods and exiles, wilderness, and war, He was writing a story that pointed to one thing: restorbation.

Then, in the fullness of time, God, the second person of the Trinity, the Word, became flesh.

The same Word that called the stars into being entered the womb of a virgin. Jesus Christ—God the Son—was born a man. The Creator walked His creation again, not in Eden, but in Galilee, in gardens and deserts, among the sick and the sinners.

He healed the broken, raised the dead, forgave the guilty, and taught of a Kingdom not of this world, the Kingdom of God.

But His greatest act was not in His miracles—it was on the cross.

There, the Creator bore the weight of creation’s rebellion. The sin that began in Eden met justice at Golgotha. With arms stretched wide, Jesus reconciled heaven and earth. The hands that formed Adam were pierced to restore him.

Three days later, the tomb was empty. Creation’s King had conquered death.

And now, through the power of the Holy Spirit, He is making all things new. Those who trust in Him become new creations. The Spirit breathes life again into hearts of stone, and the image of God is being restored.

One day, the story will reach its climax.

“Behold, I am making all things new.”

A new heaven and a new earth will come. No more curse, no more separation. And once again, God will dwell with His people, face to face.

He will wipe every tear. Death shall be no more.

And we will walk with Him in the garden of eternity—restored, beloved, and home.

This is the story of God the Creator—Father, Son, and Spirit.
The God who made us, loves us, redeems us, and will return for us.
From Genesis to Revelation, from dust to glory, it is His story.

And He invites you into it.