The Source of All Energy
Genesis 1:2-3 tells us where all energy comes from. Energy has to have a source or cause that produces it. In Verse 2-3 God Himself is that Source of all energy, “And the earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep; and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.” Verse 1 tells us God brought into existence the time, space, mater, dimensions continuum. Then we are told nothing was yet formed within the continuum because there was no energy until God began to “move” or undulate or vibrate to form the unenergized particles of matter into atoms that formed into water. This “moving” can be understood to be the different waves of energy. Then verse 3 tells us God declared the ultimate energy of light to enter into the continuum. It is important to understand that this light is not a created light but the very light that God is. In other parts of God’s word we are told that God is light and the source of light. So in these two verses we learn that all the forms of energy come from God.
There is a very important verse in the New Testament that confirms the biblical understanding that God is the source of all energy. Colossians 1:16-17 tells us, “For in Him (Jesus) all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities - all things have been created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” Paul is making the point here that Jesus as a part of the Godhead is the continuing source of energy that keeps the universe from falling apart. Jesus, the Son of God, is its source of energy, a principle established in Genesis 1:2-3.
The study of quantum mechanics and particle physics has given some insight here. Through the study of particles with super colliders they have found that particles do not adhere to the laws of physics in the physical dimensions of our universe. The study of these particles has suggested that they move in other dimensions beyond the physical. There is some kind of a possible interaction of these particles beyond our physical realm. If God is the source of energy that works within the atoms that the particles are a part of, you would expect to find that there is a connection between the physical realm and spiritual realm of God’s existence.
I want to go back to verse 3, “Then God said, ‘Let there be light’; and there was light.” This verse is not a statement of creative activity. The phrase “Let there be light” is a declaration by omnipotent, sovereign God of His commitment to His creation to enter into that creation providing His light for the assurance of its existence that comes from His own existence as the ultimate living light. That is why His word says that “He is the light of the world.” Not just the light of all truth, but the light that makes the existence of the universe possible. That is Paul’s point in Colossians 1:16-17. All light is of God and “in Him there is no darkness at all” as 1 John 1:5 declares.
Genesis 1:2-3 is in complete agreement with the law of cause and effect, “For every effect there has to be a cause that is greater than the effect.” The universe is an effect that has been shown to not be self-creating. It has to have a cause that has the ability to provide all the energy that makes its existence possible. God, its Creator, is that source of its energy.