Colossians 1:17

"And He is before all things, and
by Him all things consist."

Atomic glue. Here is an excerpt from an article describing the atom. Atoms are made up of 3 types of particles electrons , protons and neutrons . These particles have different properties. Electrons are tiny, very light particles that have a negative electrical charge (-). Protons are much larger and heavier than electrons and have the opposite charge, protons have a positive charge. Neutrons are large and heavy like protons, however neutrons have no electrical charge. Each atom is made up of a combination of these particles. It goes on to say that like charges repel and unlike charges attract and give examples of different ones. Scientists though can't seem to find the reason why these things don't crash into each other and how they stay in their respective places. The term was coined in the fifties from what I can find from researching it. So what is it? Let's look at the text. The word for consist is this, ready, sunistao sunistano sunistemi. Man am I glad we speak English. Whew! It means to set together, constitute, consist, make. It's a very particular word used to describe how all things are held in place. It alludes to a creator with a creation. God himself is holding the very fabric of time and space together. Chew on that for awhile. More importantly is the word for before. It is pro. It means before anything. "It is equivalent to saying that he was eternal - for he that had an existence before any thing was created, must be eternal." (taken from Barnes notes on the bible.) So the verse really is explaining and re-enforcing the fact that God is eternal and He created all things, and is before all things. So what's the application? What's the deep meaning here? It's simple. God is big enough to handle everything and anything. It sounds simplistic, but really it's the truth. If we are so called Christians, then why make things out to be more complicated then they need to be? God is so awe inspiring and awesome to think about, just knowing He is in control of all the big things should put our minds at ease. Oh and by the way, He's aware of all the little things to. He knows our deepest thoughts, and He knows our hardest struggles. Now if He created the universe and everything, can't He handle our issues? I think so. Dwell on this this week. Think about how Awesome God truly is and what His son did on the cross for you. Be blessed.

Bob.