Yesterday I shared a few thoughts on the first portion of Hebrews 1:3. Again, the entire verse reads as follows: "And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." Yesterday's thoughts focused on Jesus being the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of His nature. Today I will consider His power to uphold all things. I plan to conclude my short thoughts on the remainder of this verse tomorrow.
But today we see that He is the power that upholds all things. Regarding the Lord Jesus, the beloved Apostle John wrote, "All things came into being through Him, and apart from Him nothing came into being that has come into being". The One who upholds all things is Himself the creator of all things. In Colossians 1:17, the Apostle Paul wrote, "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together". The sun and the moon and the stars of heaven will function tomorrow as their designer creator upholds them. The sun will cease to govern the day and the moon will cease to govern the night when He determines their purpose fulfilled. The tide will continue to ebb and flow, and the oceans will keep their boundaries as He upholds them. Photosynthesis, pollination, evaporation, etc. will all continue as He upholds them.
Because we live in a world where uncertainty surrounds us, we should find rest and assurance in this great truth. He upholds all things by the word of His power! If His power upholds all things, upholds the very creation that we stand in awe of, can we not trust Him to uphold our lives? Can He not uphold our marriages and our families? Our churches? The ministries He has put us in? The word of His power says that He can.
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