The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Psalms 19:1
This past
weekend we had a balloon festival in Abilene. People packed into the park to
see the colorful hot air balloons. There was live music from local bands and
shrieks from children on air castles. The air was thick with the smell of all
kinds of food that are not good for you. Those who were brave enough (not me)
took tethered balloon flights. On Saturday night, they held a Night Flight.
After dark, balloons lit up from the fire hovered on tethers. Hundreds of
people came and “oohed and aahed”. Then came Sunday, when the balloons and
booths were packed up and the trash cleared away. Sunday night was another
story altogether. With much less publicity but much more splendor, God produced
a light show. The lunar eclipse was fantastic. Not hundreds, but thousands upon
thousands of people stood transfixed looking at the sky. The bright full moon
was slowly blotted out by a planet crossing into our line of sight. Then the
color went from dark to blood red, and slowly came back to normal, revealing
the huge full moon again.
The science
behind both of these events is awesome, especially to science nerds like my
family. The ingenuity that it took to manufacture and operate the huge balloons
was impressive, but it paled in comparison to the sheer majesty and wonder of
the creator. Think again about a God who spoke the earth, the moon and
countless galaxies into existence. Monday morning I heard a radio host talking about the eclipse and she was remembering when the Hubble Telescope first sent back images from space. She said she looked at the points of light and thought, "Oh, look at the pretty stars." Then the announcer explained that each point of light was not a star but a galaxy. Taking nothing away from the might and power of God, there is a more important lesson here.
As I was looking at that fabulous "blood moon", I remembered the verses in Revelation about the moon being turned to blood. I remembered the beautiful verses in Psalms 19 that tell us "the heavens are telling the glory of God" (v 1-6). The next verse that came to me was Jeremiah , "I have loved you with an everlasting love.". (Jeremiah 31:3) Then came John 10.:29. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from the Father's knowledge." Finally, was one of my life verses. Do not fear for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name and you are mine." Isaiah 43:1. The lesson for me was that not only was God awesome and powerful, but he was also loving and personal. This all powerful God loves not just us, as the human race, but me! He knows my name and he knows the hairs on my head and he has plans for my welfare and not for my calamity to give me a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11) Of course the enemy has tried to make me feel inferior and insignificant this week because that is who he is and what he does. This week, though, I have been able to remember that he is a liar. Like no other religion or sect in the world, we serve a God who loves us.
As I was looking at that fabulous "blood moon", I remembered the verses in Revelation about the moon being turned to blood. I remembered the beautiful verses in Psalms 19 that tell us "the heavens are telling the glory of God" (v 1-6). The next verse that came to me was Jeremiah , "I have loved you with an everlasting love.". (Jeremiah 31:3) Then came John 10.:29. "Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them falls to the ground apart from the Father's knowledge." Finally, was one of my life verses. Do not fear for I have redeemed you. I have called you by name and you are mine." Isaiah 43:1. The lesson for me was that not only was God awesome and powerful, but he was also loving and personal. This all powerful God loves not just us, as the human race, but me! He knows my name and he knows the hairs on my head and he has plans for my welfare and not for my calamity to give me a future and a hope. (Jeremiah 29:11) Of course the enemy has tried to make me feel inferior and insignificant this week because that is who he is and what he does. This week, though, I have been able to remember that he is a liar. Like no other religion or sect in the world, we serve a God who loves us.
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