Psalms 148:5-6
Let them praise the name of the Lord!
For he commanded and they were created.
And he established them forever and ever;
he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Subject: God Sustains Creation
In Paul''s letter to the Colossians, he is speaking about the supremacy of Christ. He wants all believers to know that Christ is deserving of our praise because He is above all things. He can therefore save us to the uttermost. In that letter he makes this supremacy claim with verses like this:
Colossians 1:16-17
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. And he is before all things, and in him all things hold together.
In the above Psalm we have the OT basis for Paul's doctrine. God created the universe and by Him all things hold together. By His "decree." Mankind thinks the heavens and the earth are going to be destroyed. They eventually will, but not by green-house gases; rather by the same Word that Created it. God created the world by His Word. God sustains the world by His Word. God will destroy the world by His Word. Until then nothing is going to happen. God creates and He sustains. He is worthy of our praise.
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