Psalm 19: 1 – 6 NLT
1 The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.
4 Yet their message has gone throughout the earth,
and their words to all the world.
God has made a home in the heavens for the sun.
5 It bursts forth like a radiant bridegroom after his wedding.
It rejoices like a great athlete eager to run the race.
6 The sun rises at one end of the heavens
and follows its course to the other end.
Nothing can hide from its heat.
I looked up some facts on Space-facts.com to find out some scientific data about the sun that God created:
“The Sun is the star at the centre of our solar system. It is an almost perfect sphere of super-hot gases whose gravity holds the solar system together. The energy produced by the Sun is essential for life on Earth and is a driving force behind the Earth’s weather.
- The Sun is all the colours mixed together; this appears white to our eyes.
- The Sun is composed of hydrogen (70%) and Helium (28%).
- The Sun is 109 times wider than the Earth and 330,000 times as massive.
- One million Earths could fit inside the Sun.A hollow Sun would fit around 960,000 spherical Earths. If squished inside with no wasted space, then around 1,300,000 would fit inside. The Sun’s surface area is 11,990 times that of the Earth’s.
- Light from the Sun takes eight minutes to reach Earth.
We shouldn’t be surprised that David says,
The heavens proclaim the glory of God.
The skies display his craftsmanship.
2 Day after day they continue to speak;
night after night they make him known.
3 They speak without a sound or word;
their voice is never heard.
God’s creative ability is way beyond our understanding. My husband was a science teacher, and he was passionate about learning anything to do with science. As our kids grew up, we had lots of conversations about their school science projects, and new science discoveries that showed up on the news. We also had lots of conversations about whether the Bible could be trusted from a science point of view. I loved the fact that he always said you could trust the Bible.
In our 21st Century culture, many people don’t think there is actually a God at all – and many of us likely have those moments when we wonder if that might be true. Take a look around you, and draw in a deep breath. Who created this beautiful world? Who created that amazing sun? It didn’t just happen. There is a Creator God who is way beyond our human understanding. We can see the evidence all around us.
And even more important, that creator God cares about you – yes, you!
Romans 8: 38 – 39
38 And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[p] neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow—not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. 39 No power in the sky above or in the earth below—indeed, nothing in all creation will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is revealed in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Our song for today is Indescribable by Chris Tomlin.