Because God made all things out of nothing, he must hold them in being. The carpenter can turn and leave his table unattended and it will be there when he returns, for it is made out of wood created by God. But God cannot leave his creation unattended for it is made out of nothing. The act of creation is therefore not something over and done with, as the Genesis story can easily imply, but an on-going process which will continue forever, even after Christ has come again in glory.
This is what we mean by Providence: that every second of every day, God is holding in being, keeping in existence, every atom of creation. And not only every material atom, but also every spiritual being, from the idea in my head to the mightiest archangel in heaven. So the Creed affirms that He is Maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible. God is Being Itself, and he holds all things in being, all things in existence.
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