Hebrews 11:3 is a powerful and complex verse. This verse alone could be the subject of an entire book, but I’ll try to keep my discussion on it limited to just a few paragraphs. The verse states:
“By faith we understand the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that the things which are seen were not made of things which are visible.”
Not only is faith the evidence in the things not seen, but it is also the belief that what we can’t see created what we can. The whole universe is the creation of an almighty God who chose to create. Scientific theory tells us a lot, and this scares some of those with shaky faith. It should not. All there is to the universe was created by God.
The idea that there could be life on other planets should not shake our faith. The Bible has always taught us to be humble, and believing God could have only made creatures on one planet in His image is the definition of pride. Looking through telescopes, and seeing pictures of nebulas should not shake our faith. It should have the opposite impact. Nebulas show us a hint of the method of creation God chose. No scientific discovery should ever shake our faith, for all that can be discovered was created by what cannot be seen.
Scientific evidence shows us that everything in this universe will one day come to an end. Even black holes will one day fade away into nothing. Why should this hurt our faith? It should strengthen it. Why would this universe continue forever? It is fallen. All that exists here dies. The plants of the earth and the stars in the sky all die. It is all finite. Our salvation from this constant death is faith that Jesus came to this earth, and through belief in Him we can enjoy eternal life.
God is eternal. God is not seen. The universe, and everything within it is not eternal, and it can be seen. This eternal being that cannot be seen created what can be seen, and through faith we can join Him in eternity. That is an amazing thing to consider.
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