The heavens declare the glory of God;
The skies proclaim the work of his hands.
(Psalm 19: 1)
When you are down on your knees crying out to God or curled up in the fetal position on your bed wondering how on earth you will ever be able to stand again, when the heartache and pain is overwhelming, when hope is running perilously low, when the all the forces of darkness seem to be arrayed against you, lift up your eyes!
“Lift up your eyes on high,
And see who has created these things,
Who brings out their host by number;
He calls them by name”
(Isaiah 40:26)
Force your weak knees to stagger outside, look up and see the night sky “proclaim the work of His hands.” Every star hung in that inky blackness was placed there by Him and He knows each one by name.
“The heavens declare the glory of God” and they really do. The heavens are not silent. In movies, space ships silently cross the expanse of space, but in reality, space is loud. Every star, every planet, every comet, every asteroid, every constellation, pulses with sound, singing their praises to God.
Listen to a mash up of whales and stars singing God’s praise along with Chris Tomlin. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=helxFeG-0n0&list=RDhelxFeG-0n0
Millions of stars rotate endlessly, following their appointed paths, in absolute precision and perfect timing. Just as He controls the courses of the stars, He controls the course of our lives.
By the word of the Lord the heavens were made,
their starry host by the breath of his mouth.
(Psalm 33:6)
[Warning: Science Content!]
For a small glimpse of the immenseness of His universe, ponder this. Light travels at 186,000 miles per second. A light year is how far light travels in one year. One light year equals 5.88 trillion miles. You can do the math or just trust my word (actually, Louis Giglio’s word1).
Whirlpool Galaxy:
· 31 million light years away from earth
· 31 million x 5.88 trillion is the distance you would need to cover to reach it
· It contains 300 billion stars
Betelguese Star:
· 427 million light years away from earth
· 427 million x 5.88 trillion to get to Betelguese from earth
1 How Great is our God - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAzCP8SEKwc
“When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
what is mankind that you are mindful of them,
human beings that you care for them?
(Psalm 8: 3-4)
And you think He can’t handle your problem? Bring you through your heartache? Make something beautiful out of the mess of your life? He not only can, He will. Look up.
