“Hes Got the Whole World in His Hand!”

 

A few weeks ago I was traveling on my way to Charlotte and once again, traveling up the 85 North corridor, I noticed the skyscrapers of Charlotte rising in the distance. I picked out the Bank of America Tower, and some of the other towers.  Architecture has always been a fasincating study for me,  It might be the Hagia Sophia in Instanbul , the New York skyline, or the towers here in Charlotte:  it is a triumph and marriage of concrete, glass and steel.

 

In fact, one tower in Dubai approaches 3000 feet!.. The sheer planning skyscraper takes years to execute and a myriad of details. Building a skyscraper such as the Woolworth Tower, once of the first in New York City, or the Sears Tower  now the Willis tower in Chicago, requires a intensive amount of manpower and expertise.

 

I read about what they spray on vermiculite, ( a substance that prevents corosion and heat expansion) The careful drilling into the bedrock to lay the foundation is a time consuming process. It usually a couple of years to build a skuscraper,. and the weight of the building is born by the supporting pillars and the core of the buildings.

We all take it for granted the sheer miracle of skyscrapers and the ability that man has attained to keep a million pounds of granite and steel suspended in mid air indefinitely…

A far greater miracle is the work of God in creation to suspend all creation by sheer comand of his voice!

At creation God commanded all the laws of science into existence and hold together the matter (atoms) that actually holds our bodies together!  We saw in  vivid detail what man can do when he EXPLODES ONE ATOM BOMB!   Imagine what  would happen if God took his hand off the controls, and allowed matter to roam free and unrestrained!

One gets the idea if he simply looks to the stars. When quasars explode it is truly a galactic even, and unbelievable amounts of energy  are released. Thankfully we are nowehere near the stars for we would surely be incinerated.  The stars  have incredible amounts of energy and exoplode with the power of many atomic bombs!   Keep in mind there are billions of stars in the sky, and we get the sense of not only great God is, but the extent of His Power!

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quasar

 

The achievement of a skyscraper is stunning, still more remarkable is the hand of our God who holds it all together. The explosive nature of atoms, are kept in check by His control!!

 

Colossians 1:17   God  holds all of creation together..  He mantains it (holds it all together) and sustains, and energizes the world. That is a mammoth task that we cant even begin to describe, explain or comprehend.!!!

Seeing the laws of creation in effect, the trajectory of a falling star, or the gallop of a wild horse across the plain humbles us.  The myriad of processes that go around us, from photosynthesis to the work of our bodies to fight infection, point to a all powerful God.

This week see how many things you see in life around you that remind you of the awesome power of God. More amazing still, is the fact that the very God who did all this, wants to have a personal relationship with you!  Something that we  cant be quiet about, but express!