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Atomic Glory: How the Micro-Universe Displays the Beauty of God

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The atomic and subatomic “universe” is micro-massive beyond comprehension. Although no one has ever seen an atom, we know they exist, that there are many different kinds of them, that each kind has particular weight and structure and functions, and that they are the fundamental building blocks of everything in the universe. Each atom is intricately assembled with a particular combination of protons and neutrons in the center or nucleus, and electrons that orbit around the nucleus like planets in a solar system—only these “planets” travel at about 125,000 miles per second! Additionally, each atom has a specified balance of positive and negative energy that holds it together, and if these specs were altered even slightly the universe as we know it would come to an end. Atoms are in fact works of micro-art. They are scientifically precise, mathematically exquisite, and artistically balanced. 

In addition to the complexity and beauty of the atom, the volume of them in the universe is literally impossible to conceive. For example, the body of a 150 pound person contains about 7 x 1027 atoms, which is seven-billion-billion-billion atoms—that’s a seven followed by twenty-seven zeros! Every human body is a universe of atoms, and yet that human body is but one of nearly seven-billion on the planet, which is one planet in one solar system in one galaxy in a universe comprised of over 170 billion galaxies. Indeed, the atomic and subatomic “universe” is micro-massive beyond comprehension. 

And beyond the details of the complexity, beauty, and volume of atoms, we must ponder the fact that God created and sustains them, each and all, by nothing more than the word of his power (Hebrews 1:2-3). Who can take this in? If it is impossible to conceive the sheer volume of atoms in the universe, how much more impossible is it to conceive the magnitude of the One who cares for them every moment of every day? Oh praise be to God, the earth and the universe is full of his glory! 

When we consider at once the incomprehensible size of the observable universe and the incomprehensible volume of the micro-universe, we begin to see aspects of the glory of God that defy adequate explanation or expression. God is, at one and the same time, sovereign over all things and intimately involved in the sub-microscopic details of all things. God is mighty in power and tender in touch. He is in control of every circumstance and personally concerned for every person. He created the universe and he knit us together in our mothers’ wombs (Psalm 139:15). God is the God of things massive and micro, and this perfection of opposites in him displays his glory in life-shaping ways. 

So, Beloved, why should we be anxious about anything? If God cares for galaxies and atoms, will he not much more care for us (Matthew 6:25-34; Philippians 4:6-7)? May we see his glory and believe.

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