One day I
bought an inexpensive model of the solar system. Installing it required me to
suspend each planet from the ceiling. After bending up and down several times,
I was lightheaded and tired. Hours later, we heard a “plink” as Jupiter hit the
floor.
Later
that night, I thought about how our flimsy replica fell apart, yet Jesus
sustains the actual universe. “He is before all things, and in Him all things
consist” (Col. 1:17).
The Lord Jesus holds our world together, maintaining the natural laws that rule
the galaxy. Our Creator also upholds “all things by the word of His power” (Heb. 1:3).
Jesus is so mighty that He keeps the universe in order simply by commanding it
to be so!
As
amazing as this is, Jesus is more than a cosmic caretaker. He sustains us too.
He “gives life and breath to everything, and He satisfies every need” (Acts 17:25
NLT). While Jesus sometimes provides for us differently than we
might expect, our Savior keeps us going whether we are brokenhearted, in need
of money, or enduring illness.
Until the
day He calls us home, we can trust that the One who keeps Jupiter from falling
is the One who holds us up as well.
The God
who sustains the universe sustains me. (RBC)
