Man has always been in awe of the stars of the night sky. Glowing orbs of red blue and white drawing our eyes upward causing us to contemplate how did this all come to be? What great power put this all in place?
The Hubble Space Telescope has brought the universe much closer and when I see some of the photos, I can't help but wonder about the Almighty God, maker of the heavens and the earth. The great being, who created these magnificent stars knows my name, cares about me, & wants to have a relationship with me. This is not due to any thing I am or have done but quite the opposite, which adds even more to the great mystery of why he cares for me. The Psalmist writes:
When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him?
You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings
and crowned him with glory and honor. Psalm 8:3-5
I have to ask, "Who am I that the Lord of all the earth would care to know my name."
God's desire to commune with mankind is not limited to me but to all people of the earth. He gave his only Son so that we could be reconciled to him and have that relationship he desires so much. All we need to do is take that first step towards God by accepting his Son's gift of salvation, to begin our lifelong relationship with him.
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. Romans 6:23
We had our little grandson with us this weekend. Our little guy is at that stage where he is trying to pull himself up on things in order to learn how to walk. He will crawl through the house at speeds that are surprisingly fast. His footing is a little precarious on the hardwood floors, so I follow him on his little route as he weaves through the chair rungs, under the table and out the other side. Of course I don't follow his exact route, I'm waiting for him on the other side of the table. From there he'll make his way to the kitchen drawers or to the sliding window that leads to the back garden and will try to use them to pull himself up and brace him so he can stand. As I mentioned, it's very easy for him to lose his footing on the slick wood floors so I surround him with my arms so that I can quickly grab him if he starts to fall. I can't help him, because he wants to do it himself. I can only be prepared to catch him when he falls.
