Explore the profound meaning of Genesis 1:1 with the In the Beginning God devotion, a cornerstone of faith and creation. “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” — Genesis 1:1Before there was light, before the stars stretched across the heavens, before the first breath of humanity, there was God. Scripture does not begin with an argument for God’s existence. It begins with the certainty of it. Genesis 1:1 stands as the cornerstone of all truth, all history, and all creation.