By His Word

The Lord God took Abram outside and said, “Look up at the sky and count the stars, if you can.” Genesis 15:5

When we lift up our eyes to the night sky, do we gaze up in awe at what God has made? Psalm 33:6 reads, "By the WORD of the Lord the heavens were made, by the breath of His mouth all their stars." He is a star breather, a galaxy making God! We can look up and see the size of the God we worship! Awesome! 

I like listening to Louie Giglio expound on how great our God is. He talks about how big our sun is, Betelgeuse, M U Cephei the red giant star, and Canis Majoris, the hyperstar. Canis majoris, if placed at the center of our solar system would extend beyond the orbit of Jupiter!

But my absolute favorite is the beautiful Whirlpool Galaxy, which even if it is so far away, can sometimes be seen using binoculars. At the heart of its spiral is a black hole in the shape of a cross!

But we don't have to look far to see the glory of God. St. Augustine wrote, "“And men go abroad to admire the heights of mountains, the mighty waves of the sea, the broad tides of rivers, the compass of the ocean, and the circuits of the stars, yet pass over the mystery of themselves without a thought.”

There is much to marvel at in our bodies. Just the DNA in each of our cells is mind boggling! If stretched out, it would form a very thin thread 2 meters long! But my absolute favorite is what connects each cell to the other cells. This cell adhesion molecule is called Laminin, and if we look at it as drawn in a molecular diagram, it too is in the shape of a cross!

"For by Him all things were created...He is before all things, and in Him ALL things hold together." Colossians 1:15-17

Thank you Lord! No matter what circumstances I face, You hold my life in Your hands. You are a big God, and You created the Universe, AND me, with the same care and attention to detail. It amazes me that You have put Your imprint in the very center of my being!