Oh my, Father, it is early! My choice to go through my sermon and some other elements of Sunday’s service yesterday instead of writing for this morning’s post was not the wisest decision of the day. May I hear from You what I need this day. Amen.
(Several times this winter I have stood stock still in awe upon arriving home after a work on a clear cold night and before I’ve tripped our motion sensor light the sky is a beauty to behold! I’ve wanted to write about it and realized that I already had, a little over a year ago! It is just as true now as it was then. Praise the Lord for the beauty of His firmament!)
I love where we live. We have to drive a bit to get to most things but the pros outweigh the cons by far. A special treat I get occasionally is a clear sky at night. I got out of my truck last night after a full day at work and was immediately caught up in the beauty of the night sky. We are far enough out that we don’t have to contend with city lights and we don’t have any glaring lights around the house either.
As I gaze into the heavens, I never cease to be amazed. I saw familiar constellations. Orion is one I readily see. And as I glanced to the northern sky, there was the Big Dipper in all of its splendor! Breathtaking!
Lord, as I sat down with You this morning, these thoughts entered my mind. I knew stars are mentioned in the Psalms, so I Googled it and Psalm 147:4-5a came up.
“He counts the stars and calls them all by name. How great is our Lord!”
Lord, You are the creator of all that is. Looking up I could not begin to count the stars I can see with my naked eye. Even scientists have to guess. Their estimate is that there are 1 sextillion stars in the observable universe – that’s a one followed by 21 zeros!
We guess…but You know, Lord. You know exactly how many stars there are but it’s not just some cold calculation! You “call them all by name. How great is our Lord!”
It is awesome to think about but even more astounding is that You know me and You love me. How great is my Lord!
Jan 26th, 2017, Thurs, 8:41 am
This was so great and makes one think of how great it is to have sight and be able to see all the wonders of our God and then think of how much he must love us to give us such a blessing !