I got up to put him away. It was then I noticed the night sky.
With no moon, the stars were brilliant. In fact, I don’t think I have ever seen them so clear.
The Southern Cross was barely distinguishable for the myriad competing stars. The Milky Way extended across the sky like a dense fog.
I stood in utter amazement for some time, trying to take in the view.
I felt small, even insignificant, as I gazed into space that human minds have struggled to grasp and understand.
Then I thought, why are the stars there? For what purpose?
Well, they give us light in the night, they are beautiful to look at and for thousands of years humans have gazed at them and sought to understand the world through them.
Then my mind turned to God’s plans and what purpose he may have to make them. God is the master Creator. He spoke and out came creation as he determined.
There are purpose and design, beauty and intricacy in God’s creation.
God has so designed that when we observe it, we can only conclude that God is wonderful beyond description.
Three thousand years ago, David the Psalmist wrote, ‘when I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place…’
I love how David referred to God’s creation as the work of his fingers.
There is care and purpose, like that of a watchmaker or surgeon.
Why are they there? Well, God has set them in place according to his wisdom and plans.
“What is mankind that you are mindful of them, human beings that you care for them?” David continues.
We could be left wondering, if God is so big and so powerful to create all that I see, surely he won’t notice me or be concerned for my needs.
The size of God’s creation is also the size of his love and care for you and me.
Despite humans failing miserably at acknowledging God and obeying him, he loves us intensely and proved that by sending the most precious aspect of himself — Jesus, his only son.
As incredible as the night sky is, it is all a backdrop for God to perform the miraculous — saving a wretch like me.
If we were to read on in Psalm 8, we would discover how God feels about you and me.
The next time you look at the night sky, please remember you are not insignificant. Rather, what you see is a reminder of God’s commitment to bring lost people back into his loving embrace through the redeeming work of Jesus.
Pastor David Lloyd
Community Church Kyabram
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