Worshiping the God of all Creation

DAILY BIBLE READING:

Judges 13:1–14:20 
John 1:29-51 
Psalm 102:1-28 
Proverbs 14:15-16

BIBLE VERSE(S) FOR TODAY:

Psalm 102:25 "Of old you laid the foundation of the earth, and the heavens are the work of your hands."

REFLECTIONS ON TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE(S):

I've picked verses like today's Verse for Today before. I love the ones that talk about the sky above us. I love looking especially into a clear night sky with all of its stars, getting caught up in the immensity of the space out there, and being moved to worship my Father who created it all.

The heavens praise our God

DAILY BIBLE READING:

Joshua 21:1-22:20
Luke 20:1-26
Psalm 89:1-13
Proverbs 13:15-16

BIBLE VERSE(S) FOR TODAY:

Psalm 89:5 "LORD, the heavens praise your wonders - your faithfulness also - in the assembly of the holy ones."

REFLECTIONS ON TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE(S):

Looking up into a night sky can be a humbling and exhilarating experience. Yet, the naked eye can see only so much. A powerful telescope will reveal even more wonders. Yet, even then, there are things we cannot see that the Hubble Telescope has captured. Yet, even the Hubble has not captured images anywhere near the edge of our universe ... if, in fact, there is an "edge."

To state is simply, it is spectacular and massive out there! And the Psalmist in our text joins the Apostle Paul in his letter to the Romans in saying that the sky above gives us plenty of reason to praise our God:

Romans 1:20 (CSB) "For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what he has made..."

What are these verses telling us? That as we explore and enjoy the beauty and immensity of space around us, we come to understand a little bit more of how wonderful our God is!

It calls us to praise Him! 

"Lord, my mind can't comprehend how massive it is out there. How infinitely powerful you must be to simply have spoken it all into existence!"

"Lord, I've seen pictures of beautiful galaxies and gas plumes that result from exploding stars that are absolutely breathtaking. How creative and artistic you must be!"

This is what the Psalmist meant when He said "the heavens praise Your wonders." It is God's handiwork and demonstrates for us some incredible attributes of the God we love and serve.

So, today, look around you. Look above you this evening. Be caught up in the wonderful of our world and universe. And then let it move you to praise our great and awesome God.

pic taken by Hubble Telescope

Antares and Worshiping God

Ok, I love star-gazing. I'm looking to the SW and see the red planet, Mars. To the right of Mars is the bright planet, Saturn. If you look below Saturn, the bright star is Antares. That star is so far away that the light you are seeing began its journey (traveling 186,000 miles per second) before Columbus sailed the ocean blue.

Genesis 1:16 "And God made the two great lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night—and the stars."

When you read Genesis 1:16, it's almost as if the stars, in their incomprehensible immensity, were an afterthought. "Oh, by the way, He made the stars, too. No big deal." Our God is awesome!