In the Star Wars movies, there is an impersonal power called “The Force”. This fictional power upholds the whole universe and many say it is based on eastern religions and philosophies. However, there is a real power that holds the world together and His is Jesus Christ. In the first part of verse 17, we see that Jesus is before all things. He is eternal. He is the creator in verse 16. Paul teaches us that all things hold together in Jesus Christ (17b). There are many who want to say that God created the world and then walked away or at least steppe d back. However, this is not what the Bible teaches. This is not what Paul says. The whole world is held together in Jesus. Again, is this the Jesus you believe in? Is this the Jesus that you worship?
