God Is the Only One Who Can Make Something from Nothing

A Moment of Hope · Jan 20, 2023 · 4m

I am going to teach you a fancy Latin term today. Ex nihilo. It means "from nothing." This is the message of Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth."

God spoke the world into existence. But before that, nothing existed.

With a word, God created the heavens and the earth from nothing. He did not need a single thing to create this universe.

As humans, we always need matter to create something new. A table must be made from trees. Streets need asphalt or concrete to be paved. Buildings need metal and wood to be built.

But God. God needs nothing to create. He…