What Holds the Universe Together

“You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.” – Nehemiah 9:6 God created everything with His words. Today, with technology and understanding of the universe, we can better appreciate the immense power and creativity involved in God’s act of creation. Interestingly, the concept of the Big Bang was first introduced by Georges Lemaitre, a theoretical physicist, mathematician, and Belgian priest. Lemaitre proposed that the universe began from a single, incredibly dense point—so small it could fit inside a sugar cube—and that everything we see exploded outward from that origin. In this way, his scientific theory aligns in fascinating ways with the biblical account found in John 1: “In the beginning was the