Colossians 1:17 He Holds All Things Together - Devotional Scripture

Have you ever thought about what is holding our lives, our country and our world together? The whole world is made of molecules formed from atoms. In the nucleus of the atom, protons are packed together that are all positive-charged particles. This goes against the Law of Electricity which says like charges repel (i.e. magnets).  What keeps the positive-charged protons from repelling like magnets? What holds them together? Scientists really don’t know. 

Scripture tells us the answer in Colossians 1:17:

He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.

Jesus is the preserver and sustainer of the universe and without Him holding it together by the word of His power, this world would collapse and all things would fall apart.       2 Peter 3:10 tells us that there will come a day when He is going to let go.

 

But the day of the Lord will come like a thief, and then the heavens will pass away with a loud noise and the elements will be dissolved with fire and the earth and the works that are upon it will be burned up.

The word translated "dissolved" in this verse means "unloosed." There will come a day when Jesus will unloose the nuclear forces which hold the atoms together and with one gigantic boom everything will dissolve in a fervent heat. The only way to be safe from this destruction is to place your trust and hope in Jesus Christ and put your whole life into His hands.

Since everything around us is going to be destroyed like this, what holy and godly lives you should live, looking forward to the day of God. . .  [and] looking forward to the new heavens and new earth he has promised, a world filled with God’s righteousness. 2 Peter 3:11-13