15/12/2025
The Principle of Beginnings: God, Man, and the State of Today
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
— Genesis 1:1
Scripture does not open with an explanation of God; it opens with His action. Before there was light, law, time, or humanity, there was intentional creation. This reveals a governing principle: beginnings are not accidental; they are initiated with purpose.
God’s beginning was productive. He began by doing.
Now contrast that with humanity.
Man’s Beginning: Consciousness Without Contribution
When man entered existence, he did not initiate his beginning—he awakened into it.
“Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee.”
— Jeremiah 1:5
This means our beginning was pre-decided, but not self-executed. Unlike God, who began by creating, we began by receiving. We contributed nothing to our existence—no effort, no wisdom, no labor. We arrived fully dependent.
This exposes a sobering truth: existence does not equal alignment.
When Did We Realize Our Beginning?
Most people only recognize their beginning after time has already been spent. Awareness often arrives late—after habits are formed, directions are chosen, and identities are shaped.
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
— Psalm 90:12
To “number” days is not to count them, but to assign value and direction. Many live long but never truly begin—because a true beginning requires alignment with divine purpose, not merely biological existence.
What Did We Do With Our Beginning?
God began by creating.
Man often begins by consuming, reacting, or surviving.
“All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way.”
— Isaiah 53:6
Instead of creating in alignment with God, man drifted into self-direction. The tragedy is not sin alone—it is misdirected beginnings that compound into wasted seasons.
“I gave you cleanness of teeth… yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD.”
— Amos 4:6
God measures life not by motion, but by return.
The State of It Today
Today, many are active but not effective. Busy but not building. Alive but not aligned.
“Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof.”
— 2 Timothy 3:5
The power denied here is not miracles—it is transformative alignment. The ability to begin again, correctly.
The Redemptive Reality: God Restores Beginnings
God does not only create beginnings—He restores them.
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17
Salvation is not merely forgiveness; it is re-entry into divine order. A second beginning—this time, conscious and aligned.
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.”
— Revelation 1:8
God governs both how things start and how they finish. When He becomes the beginning of a life, the end gains meaning.
The Central Insight
• God began with creation
• Man began with dependency
• Sin produced misalignment
• Christ offers restored beginnings
The critical question is no longer “When did I begin?”
It is now:
“Who is the beginning of my life today?”
“Christ in you, the hope of glory.”
— Colossians 1:27
