Kyle Kauffman

All that we see, touch, smell, hear, and taste (and all that we don’t) was made by God. He spoke everything into existence. God did not create the world because he needed anything, but rather the world was an overflow of the love, joy, and delight the Godhead has within itself. God created the world for his glory to be displayed and enjoyed. God creates the world with limits and order. He first of all forms the universe and then fills it. All that he creates is good. It overflows with beauty and goodness that is meant to be enjoyed as an act of worship to the Creator. The created universe tells us much about God. It displays His goodness, His power, and His wisdom. What we know from God from the very start should shape how we view the world and our lives in it. 

Genesis 1:1-25, 31; Psalm 104

Kyle Kauffman

The story of the universe starts and ends with God. He is the one who writes and rules over the story. He is the one who is at the center of the story. He is the one who the story is all about. He has existed from all eternity and will exist for all eternity. God’s existence is the foundation of how we make sense of this world and our lives. God’s existence is the fountain from which all other existence springs. God’s existence is fundamental reality we are meant to see, know, and enjoy as we walk through this life. It is because God exists that life is not simply a “a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” Rather the world, history, and each of our individual lives is a story written by him full of purpose and meaning. It is because of God’s existence that we are not meant to find purpose and meaning by writing our own stories, but in living our lives in line with His story. And it is because of God’s existence that we know this world and life is not all there is. Rather we were created by God to live forever with him. See it’s really good news for us to recognize that the story is not about you and I, but all about Him! 

Genesis 1:1-2