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displayed across the created order.  The reason behind reality and the beauty that flows from divine intention are woven together throughout the cosmos.

The Basis for All Existence

All matter, energy, motion, and law owe their existence to the will and to the living Word of the Almighty God.  In the beginning, He spoke — and out of nothing came everything.  Every particle, every atom, every beam of light, and every starry host bears the signature of His creative command.

Physical matter is not self-originating; rather, it exists as a form of “congealed energy.”   Yet neither physical matter nor energy arose by itself.  What science describes in terms of energy, atomic structure, gravity, and motion exists only because God first brought it into being through His vast and limitless supernatural power.

Matter may be understood scientifically in relation to energy, structure, and physical law, but these realities themselves are not ultimate.  They exist because God established them, and they continue only because He sustains them.

Creation Sustained by God’s Word

The Universe did not create itself, and it does not sustain itself.  It exists because God wills it to exist.  As the Psalmist declares,

“By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and all their starry host by the breath of His mouth.”  (Psalm 33:6.)

This truth reminds us that Creation is never independent of its Creator.  The Universe continues not by its own strength, but by the sustaining power of the Almighty God.  His power works through every natural process, holding all things together in perfect harmony.

Without God’s power and intelligence, there would be no substance, no light, no time, no motion, no order, and no life.  The powerful forces that hold atoms together, the gravity that governs worlds, the balance of ecosystems, and the laws that allow stars to shine all testify to His ongoing involvement.

The Source of Life and Order

Every heartbeat, every sunrise, and every orbit of a planet testifies to God’s sustaining will.  What we call the natural order is, in truth, a reflection of Divine order — evidence that the Creator’s hand continues to guide and uphold His Creation.

When we consider the vast energy stored within every atom and the precision of every natural law, we are confronted with the immensity of God’s strength and wisdom.  It is fitting, then, that all Creation — from the smallest seed to the farthest