In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
With these words the Bible opens the history of our world. It does not try to prove that God exists. From the very beginning God already is, and He is already active. The writers of the Bible never doubt or question God’s existence. Nor do they go into long arguments to show to others that God is real. Why is this?
God’s Presence Is Well Known
”No one has ever seen God” (John 1:18).
The fact that God is not directly seen does not have to lead to doubt.
The wind is unseen. Does anyone really doubt that wind exists? We are sure it exists because we see the results of its blowing. Though God is invisible, we know He is there because of the results of His powerful work. The world around us, called “nature,” is one of those results (Genesis 1:1). With other results of God’s work, nature speaks clearly of its Creator.
People through the ages, and all over the world, have come to the same conclusion: Creation points to an amazing Creator. Rulers who have tried to make people deny God have ended in failure. When those rulers fall, their people are seeking God more than ever.