Science has come to the conclusion
that our physical universe and consequently our observable reality is composed
of the remnants of an ancient cosmic explosion. In an instant, the
all-encompassing entirety of the universe came into existence at a singular
point in the empty void of three dimensional space. The superconcentrated
energy exploded across the emptiness and began to condense into the fundamental
particles of matter. Protons and electrons began their timeless waltz for the
first time and hydrogen was born. From hydrogen, the cosmic stew conspired to
build the bigger and more interesting atoms necessary for our own existence
using stellar furnaces and the inconceivable pressure of supernovae.
This idea that everything was
spontaneously formed from nothing is contrary our most fundamental
understanding of the universe: the law of energy conservation. The theory that
total emptiness exploded defies reason and yet it is our best explanation for
our existence. How could the energy corresponding the mass of the universe
multiplied by the speed of light squared come to exist in an infinitely dense,
zero-dimensional space? The only plausible explanation for this situation is
that the energy was translated into our physical dimensions from another unseen
dimension.
The unimaginable vastness of the
galaxies gives us a clue as to the magnitude of whatever power is responsible
for the transfer of energy required for the composition of our reality. Not
until the first atomic explosion was unleashed did humanity catch a glimpse of
the amount of energy it took to form the matter in each of our atoms. Imagine
the reciprocal force of the nuclear detonation of all known matter from a
single point and you entertain an idea of the enormity of whatever unseen entity
fathered our tangible surroundings.
While the scientific community has
only relatively recently proposed such theories the underlying idea that I
present is not entirely a new one. The apostle Paul wrote that: “Through faith
we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things
which are seen were not made of things which do appear.” Could it be that the
unseen power behind the infamous “big bang” is none other than the God of the
Bible who Paul preached? Could it be that one word from the Almighty was
saturated with the energy which composes our very atoms and that the echoes of
his sovereign expression even now reverberate in the oscillations of our
innermost electrons? Could it be that we are literally breathing echoes of the very voice of God.
His breath was rich with purpose.
His words were heavy with meaning. Yes, meaning: the very thing that all our
scientific breakthroughs have failed to uncover. The God of the Bible inspired
the prophet Isaiah to write thus: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of
my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which
I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” If this is
true, then even when the last star fades into darkness and the last physical
remnant of our universe ceases to be, something of this externally transient
existence will remain and return to the author of our being.
