It is the Lord who created the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into morning and day into night. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The Lord is his name!
Amos 5:8 NLT
The Book of Amos is said to have been written sometime between 760 and 753BC, making it the first prophetic book written and he's writing about stars that we know and recognize today.
Do you ever gaze in wonder at the stars? I live near the water and to me, the sky is even more beautiful there. The night sky is magnificent - even to the naked eye - but add a powerful telescope and it's unbelievable!!
I don't remember what I was reading this morning, but it dawned on me (no pun intended) that the same stars that light my night - the same constellations we point out to our children and grandchildren - are the same stars that Moses saw while tending his father-in-law's sheep on the backside of the mountain. The same stars that David marveled about - the very same ones that Job declared in Job 9:9-10, He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.
Somehow, I felt connected to the stories of their lives in a whole, new light! (That pun was intended) J And the more I thought about it today, the more I wanted to get home and look at the sky. Don't be alarmed. I have no desire to worship the sun, moon or stars, (referred to in Acts 7), but I do have a greater desire to worship the God who created all the wonders without number!
Prayer:
Father,
What wondrous works! What continuity of a life found in You! Thank You for Your marvelous wonders! Continue to work in us, O God. May all our inspiration be found only in You! In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Showing posts with label Stars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stars. Show all posts
Monday, September 2, 2019
Friday, April 7, 2017
Who Do You Know? *
Then the Lord himself said, “Gideon, you will be strong, because I am giving you the power to rescue Israel from the Midianites.”
Gideon replied, “But how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest one in Manasseh, and everyone else in my family is more important than I am.”
“Gideon,” the Lord answered, “you can rescue Israel because I am going to help you!"
Judges 6:14-16a CEV
We pray. God answers. Then we tell Him all of our excuses why His way won't work, based on what we know of ourselves. Why do we do that?!? Maybe we don't recognize the Creator for who He is! Perhaps we don't remember who hung the moon? (And the sun. And the stars. And the planets.)
Excerpts from the lyrics from I Know My Redeemer Lives may serve to remind us:
Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
And who told the ocean you can only come this far?
And who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?
The very same God that spins things in orbit
Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak.
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory...
It's THAT God! HE is the One who says, "Because I am going to help you!" Oh, that we would know God in His greatness better than we know ourselves in our weaknesses!
Prayer:
Father,
Please forgive us for all the times we fail to recognize You for who You are and for all the times we have minimized You and limited Your will and purpose for our lives. Once again, we repent and submit our lives to You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Gideon replied, “But how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest one in Manasseh, and everyone else in my family is more important than I am.”
“Gideon,” the Lord answered, “you can rescue Israel because I am going to help you!"
Judges 6:14-16a CEV
We pray. God answers. Then we tell Him all of our excuses why His way won't work, based on what we know of ourselves. Why do we do that?!? Maybe we don't recognize the Creator for who He is! Perhaps we don't remember who hung the moon? (And the sun. And the stars. And the planets.)
Excerpts from the lyrics from I Know My Redeemer Lives may serve to remind us:
Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning?
And who told the ocean you can only come this far?
And who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening?
Whose words alone can catch a falling star?
The very same God that spins things in orbit
Runs to the weary, the worn and the weak.
And the same gentle hands that hold me when I'm broken
They conquered death to bring me victory...
It's THAT God! HE is the One who says, "Because I am going to help you!" Oh, that we would know God in His greatness better than we know ourselves in our weaknesses!
Prayer:
Father,
Please forgive us for all the times we fail to recognize You for who You are and for all the times we have minimized You and limited Your will and purpose for our lives. Once again, we repent and submit our lives to You. In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Monday, February 13, 2017
* Wonders Without Number
It is the Lord who created the stars, the Pleiades and Orion. He turns darkness into morning and day into night. He draws up water from the oceans and pours it down as rain on the land. The Lord is his name!
Amos 5:8 NLT
The Book of Amos is said to have been written sometime between 760 and 753BC, making it the first prophetic book written and he's writing about stars that we know and recognize today.
Do you ever gaze in wonder at the stars? I live near the water and to me, the sky is even more beautiful there. The night sky is magnificent - even to the naked eye - but add a powerful telescope and it's unbelievable!!
I don't remember what I was reading this morning, but it dawned on me (no pun intended) that the same stars that light my night - the same constellations we point out to our children and grandchildren - are the same stars that Moses saw while tending his father-in-law's sheep on the backside of the mountain. The same stars that David marveled about - the very same ones that Job declared in Job 9:9-10, He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.
Somehow, I felt connected to the stories of their lives in a whole, new light! (That pun was intended) J And the more I thought about it today, the more I wanted to get home and look at the sky. Don't be alarmed. I have no desire to worship the sun, moon or stars, (referred to in Acts 7), but I do have a greater desire to worship the God who created all the wonders without number!
Prayer:
Father,
What wondrous works! What continuity of a life found in You! Thank You for Your marvelous wonders! Continue to work in us, O God. May all our inspiration be found only in You! In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Amos 5:8 NLT
The Book of Amos is said to have been written sometime between 760 and 753BC, making it the first prophetic book written and he's writing about stars that we know and recognize today.
Do you ever gaze in wonder at the stars? I live near the water and to me, the sky is even more beautiful there. The night sky is magnificent - even to the naked eye - but add a powerful telescope and it's unbelievable!!
I don't remember what I was reading this morning, but it dawned on me (no pun intended) that the same stars that light my night - the same constellations we point out to our children and grandchildren - are the same stars that Moses saw while tending his father-in-law's sheep on the backside of the mountain. The same stars that David marveled about - the very same ones that Job declared in Job 9:9-10, He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; He does great things past finding out, Yes, wonders without number.
Somehow, I felt connected to the stories of their lives in a whole, new light! (That pun was intended) J And the more I thought about it today, the more I wanted to get home and look at the sky. Don't be alarmed. I have no desire to worship the sun, moon or stars, (referred to in Acts 7), but I do have a greater desire to worship the God who created all the wonders without number!
Prayer:
Father,
What wondrous works! What continuity of a life found in You! Thank You for Your marvelous wonders! Continue to work in us, O God. May all our inspiration be found only in You! In Jesus' Name we pray. Amen
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)