We need to get a little perspective of the Power of His Might, His vastness, His Holiness from time to time! I don't know that we've ever really had it or ever will! I don't believe we will grasp the complete awe of Him, till we reach eternity. But I believe we need to ask God to show us Himself, so we put Him in a more proper perspective; so we bend our knees in reverence, instead of being demanding of Him in our conceit and our lack of proper respect.
One of my favorite things to do, here, in the summer, is to look up at the night sky. There's no city lights to steal from the glory of the heavens He has made. I see where Big Sky, Montana got it's name! The heavens and the earth declare His glory!
I sought to find a little perspective of my own, this weekend and found myself marveling at His creation! As I sought to gain some perspective of His Greatness, some of these facts, as they were brought to light, brought me to my knees with a new awe and respect. I hope it will be eye opening to you too!
Here's a little fresh perspective!
Most of us are familiar with Genesis 1:1 that says, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
And Genesis 1:3 that says, And God said, "Let there be light" and there was light.
I started with our sun, the one star in our neck of the woods and googled it. I found the sun is 93 million miles from the earth. It is 10,000 degrees F. and it takes 8 minutes for it's light to reach us. Praise the Lord it's not any closer! We can see and feel it's intensity enough already! It's no small star! 960,000 earths would fit inside of it! Praise God, He has set it's boundaries in place!
Psalm 19:1-4 says,
"The heavens declare the glory of God: the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. There is no speech or language where their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the end of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat."
Psalm 33:6 says,
"By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry host by the breath of His mouth."
The speed of light is 186,000 miles a second and God just breathed the starry host into the night sky. At His word the heavens were made. They were set in place; He set their boundaries, according to His will, by His word, alone! The Universe Maker, A Star Breather is the God we attempt to push around!
Isaiah 40:12 says, "The breadth of His hand marked off the heavens"
(A light year is the distance light travels in a year which is 5.88 trillion miles.)
The Whirlpool Galaxy, alone contains 300 billion stars. It is 35 million light years away from us. It's located just below the handle of the Big Dipper. On a clear night you can make out it's spirals with a telescope. If you look for pictures of it's core at hubble.org you will see what looks like a shadow of the cross of Christ at it's center! You've got to see it! Scientists have given it the nick name, "Little Darling"! It is only one of many galaxies in the known universe. (Google Whirlpool Galaxy Core)
Belteguese is the eighth brightest star. Belteguese is 640 light years away. It is 2x the size of the earth's obit around the sun! 262 trillion earths could fit inside this massive star! It's classified as the red supergiant, one of the largest stars in the solar system. And to think, we sing "Twinkle, twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are?" The hubble telescope has shown us what they are; furocious, massive and very intense!
Mu Cefei. also called the "Hershel's Garnet Star"is 3,000 light years away from the earth. You could put 2.7 quadrillion earths inside this star! A quadrillion is 1000 x a trillion. (A trillion is 1000 x a billion and of course, a billion is 1000 x a million.) Hard to grasp isn't it??? But we get the idea, this too is no little star!
VY Canus Majorus is the largest star found, so far, in our "known universe," it means "Big Dog Star". Canus Majorous is 4,900 light years from earth. It is known as the red hypergiant or the crimson star. It's first recorded observation was in 1801. Seven quadrillion earths could fit inside this beast! Gaining any perspective?
I challenge you today to go to hubble.org and look at some of the glory of God found in the heavens! Get some perspective of the God of the universe! The stars we sing about are not little, they are massive, and very intense! We worship a God of Might and Power! If we want to go "deeper still" to plumb the depths of God, we are gonna have to get a better perspective of His Vastness, His Glory, His Holiness and His power! I'm falling far short! What about you?
We've only, briefly, taken a look a one galaxy of billions of stars and then 4 separate stars out of the uncountable, "like the sands of the sea" and to think God holds the entire universe in the palm of His hand!
Isaiah 40:13 asks, "Who has understood the mind of the Lord, or instructed Him as His counselor?" (Do we really have that much conceit?)
I don't know about you, but I need to get some perspective! My approach has been far off!
"Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told you from the beginning? Have you not understood since the earth was founded? He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. He brings princes to naught and reduces rulers of this world to nothing. No sooner are they planted, no sooner are they sown, no sooner do they take root in the ground, than He blows them and they wither, and a whirlwind sweeps them away like chaff. "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. Lift your eyes to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry hosts one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of His Great Power and Mighty Strength not one of them is missing." Isaiah 40: 21-25
We complain, like Israel, "My way is hidden from the Lord; my cause is disregarded by my God?" we're afraid He does not see what we're going through; that He does not see or care about our demise!
He answers Judah's complaint in Isaiah 40:28-31,
"Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired and weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope (wait) in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not grow faint."
God is our Strength, He knows, exactly, what we're going through! He doesn't promise to make it go away, though sometimes He does, but He promises to give us strength to go through it! He will not leave us, nor forsake us! The Star Breather, the Universe Maker created us and all the days ordained for us were written in His book, before one of them came to be! For Him our lives are history, He's already ordained it, but we are just now living it! We can rest in Him; He promises to carry us, to hold us fast if we trust in Him! He will walk with us and take us into glory! May God bless your day, as we seek to give proper worship to a Star Breather, a Universe Maker! He is worthy of glory, honor and praise! Let's come with a more proper reverence!
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