We had date night last night.  As we were wandering through a book store, I found a book about the Hubble Space Telescope.  My oldest has always loved anything to do with space, so I’m always searching for a good book on space for him.  Books I’ve gotten in the past are always oozing with references to the big bang theory and I’ve had to get rid of them.  So I past on the first book I looked at.  Then later, I found a book titled, The Heavens Proclaim His Glory: A Spectacular View of Creation Through the Lens of the NASA Hubble Telescope.

Looking through the pages of pictures of galaxies, nebula’s, planets, asteroids, etc. and reading the passages from scripture and as well as quotes from godly writers, my heart begins to worship.  God speaks to my soul and draws me to himself.  I remember years ago (back when projectors were used in churches) my pastor showed photos of our planet and it in relation to the solar system to point out how small we really are in the vastness of space and how amazing it is that God chose us to be his people. 

Isn’t is amazing to think about how we are tiny specks compared to the wonder and vastness of space?

AND GOD MADE IT ALL. 

“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.  There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.  Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.”  Psalm 19:1-4.

Lately, we have been so busy I have not slowed down to really worship God and being in awe of him.  I get so caught up in the daily activities of life, some of which are even related to church, but in the midst of those activities I am thinking about myself rather than the one who created me.  My “to do” lists govern my life, rather than the word of God.  I worry whether I will remember everything I need to get for some church function rather than remember that the one who holds the world in his hands has everything under control.  I get caught up in planning and preparing for the bible study I’m teaching rather than asking the one whom I am teaching about what he would like me to say.  I run around town buying presents for family, hoping I’ve picked out just the right thing, rather than singing praises to the one whom I am supposed to be celebrating this Christmas season.

And at the end of the day I don’t feel like I’ve really connected with what God has called me to do.  My heart has not connected with him.  I am not living the life I have been created for.  I long for sweet communion with my savior and my maker.  And for my heart to be aflame with the fire of the one who spoke and revealed himself from a bush.  I desire to be in the very presence of God.  This is what I was made for.

What do you believe you were made for?  What do you see and feel when you look up to the heavens?

“This is why we are called to worship Him.  His art, His handiwork, and His creation all echo the truth that He is glorious.”  Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God

“Who has gone up to heaven and come down?  Who has gathered up the wind in the hollow of his hands?  Who has wrapped up the waters in his cloak?  Who has established all the ends of the earth?  What is his name, and the name of his son?  Tell me if you know!”  Proverbs 30:4