He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Psalm 147:4 (NIV)
The Stars – Heaven and Earth Series – Part 2
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No star is unseen or unknown.
God knows each one by name.
God counts the stars and the hairs on our head (Luke 12:7). He knows the world completely from start to finish and is intimately acquainted with each detail… He is in the details.
God told Abraham to look up into the night sky… “Count the stars Abraham…” He told him.
Cos in a sky full of stars, perhaps Abraham caught a glimpse of the heart of God…
If you’re quiet long enough to listen, if you’re still long enough to notice, you’ll find God weaved throughout all creation. He speaks through it, showing us the wonders of His greatness and the expanse of His attention.
Science and faith don’t have to be at odds with each other.
In our world of towns, cities, cars, businesses, houses, invention, innovation, church buildings, museums, libraries, iPads, iMacs, smartphones, bank accounts, buses, bridges and an infinite amount of more; with all the distractions around us, it can be easy to look past creation, the world around us, the world that we physically live in and build our life upon, as something of no consequence.
Or something to be used up and discarded however and whenever we want or deem beneficial. Material at our disposal. But creation is a gift. One that bears a story.
Just as the artist knows his life’s work, every brush stroke and color, the final result telling a story to all who would dare see and hear… creation yearns for us to see the wonders of God painted all over it, on grand display, right before our eyes.
The hope found in a sunrise, the relief felt at sunset, the cool rush of the ocean, birdsong in the afternoon, fields offering their harvest, stars shining beauty upon us…
And then, in the experiments and the laboratories and in quantum physics and more… God can be found there, too.
Step outside and look around. Get quiet and still and hear the natural rhythms of the Divine beating all around you. Revel in this beautiful masterpiece.
And then know that YOU, not it, are His eternal work…
Whether you’re buried deep in a city or town, perched high in an office, surrounded by a ton of stuff, or are somewhere alone in a vast field – God, who knows the stars, knows and sees you. And he thinks to himself:
“It’s such a heavenly view.”
Your turn… what do your hear when you're quiet? Leave us your comments below.
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Honestly, I heard other things (an evil whisper) but thanks to God because everytime I heard that thing He was there to vanished that creepy sound and whispered hope and peace of mind.
Hi Vanessa, thanks so much for your comment! I’ve found that sometimes that evil whisper has just been my own fears and doubts. And rather than wishing they would go away, God has given me the grace to face those fears and doubts… talk with them, figure out why they’re are there and if they have anything important to teach me. God is with me in that moment, and helps me face my fears. I think there is less evil in the world than what we think. We label things “evil” because it gives us a reason to run away… to not take responsibility for the way in which we treat the world, others, and ourselves. I always thought the darkness outside of me was the scariest thing in the world. Than I realised that the darkness came from within me, too. At first, that freaked me out. But when I realised that I all I really have control over in this life is myself, it became a revelation of absolute freedom and agency. When you begin to address your won darkness by the grace of God, you also address the power of light within you, too. And then the world really does being to change.
Much love, liz.