Read Colossians 1:16–17
[Jesus] is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:17
A guide took a group of people through an atomic laboratory and
explained how all matter was composed of rapidly moving particles.
The tourists studied models of molecules and were amazed to learn
that matter is made up primarily of space. During the question
period, one visitor asked, “If this is the way matter works, what holds
it all together?” For that, the guide had no answer.
But the Christian has an answer: Jesus Christ! Because “he is
before all things,” He can hold all things together. This is another
affirmation that Jesus Christ is God. Only God existed before all of
creation (Gen. 1:1–2), and only God can make creation cohere. To
make Jesus Christ less than God is to dethrone Him.
It used to bother me to sing the familiar song “This Is My Father’s
World.” I thought Satan and sin were in control of this world. I have
since changed my mind, and now I sing the song with joy and victory.
Jesus Christ made all things (John 1:1–3), He controls all things, and
by Him all things hold together. Indeed this is my Father’s world!
Something to Ponder
If you increasingly believe that Jesus holds all things together, what
are some situations you are currently facing in which you should trust
Him more?