“He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together.” (Colossians 1:17 NLT)
There is a song some of us learned as children. It goes, “He’s got the whole world in His hands. Red and yellow, black and white, all are precious in His sight.” We sing about the Lord having the whole world in His hands. But do we realize what is more remarkable than that? He has the whole universe in His hands.
He's the One who spoke it into existence.
He’s the One who keeps it going.
He's the One who is going to fold it up like a garment and tuck it away in a drawer somewhere.
He has absolute power over it; He rules it, and He runs it.
When we pick up the newspaper and read something alarming, we don't need to panic. It is no surprise to God. That just says "Praise God, I told you so!" God is in control! He who flung the stars in space has the whole universe in His hands!
There is one name that is above ALL names in heaven and on earth: Jesus Christ. The more we realize who He really is, the more we will give Him the worship and praise He deserves. Let’s do that today! “Come, let us tell of the Lord’s greatness; let us exalt his name together.” (Psalm 34:3 NLT)
We tend to lose sight of what was done at creation. God as Father, Son, and Spirit existed before the universe came into creation. God as Creator, Son as the spoken Word, and Spirit as the motivator were present when the universe was called into creation with a single Word. God looked at each step in creation and said, “It’s all GOOD.”
-A single drop of water is filled with so many molecules that if each one was the size of a grain of sand, you could build a road a half mile wide, one foot thick all the way from New York to Los Angeles.
-The surface temperature of our sun is about 11,000 degrees. Fortunately, we are 93,000,000 miles away. -- Just the right distance for life on earth to be possible.
-The earth is tilted just the right way for us to have seasons.
-Right now we are spinning at a thousand miles an hour.
-At the same time we are flying around the sun at a thousand miles a minute. -- But we don’t even have to hold on because the Lord’s design is so perfect.
-Our atmosphere is 21% oxygen. -If it was 45%, then the first time there was a spark -- BOOM -- the whole earth explodes!
Think about our heart. It’s about the size of fist and weighs 12 ounces. -- But in 12 hours your heart will do enough work to raise 65 tons off the ground one inch.
All of these things and countless more give glory to the One who created us -- Jesus Christ! “In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (John 1:1-5 NLT)
What does this mean for us? It means that our God, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is bigger than we can possibly imagine. Nothing is too hard for Him. It also means that God is paying attention to the smallest details of His creation. He cares about all of His creation. He cares about every person. As Pastor Bill Bouknight once said, “Every new baby bears the fingerprint of Christ.”
Give glory to God the Son! We give praise because He is the cause of all creation, and because He has the strength to sustain us. The common thread that holds all of creation together is Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ is the spoken Word of all creation, the reliable revelation of God, and the source of our salvation. But who is Jesus to you? Now is the time to trust in the Lord, follow the Lord, serve the Lord, and worship the Lord. Share His Gospel and lead others to open their heart to receive Jesus as Lord and Savior. Whenever we go to God in prayer, behold the greatness of God.
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