Today is a day to stand in full of awe. We will see a total eclipse. I don’t think anything can prepare us for what we are about to see, the moon fully blocking the sun. We will watch around us go from day to night. Every one of us watching the total eclipse are a spectator. There was nothing we did to make this phenomenon happen. Our job is to simply behold.
Only God can put together a total eclipse. In your preparations for this day, did you consider God’s part in this day? As we gaze on what will place, would You draw your attention in awe to the One who created the eclipse?
Consider this verse: ‘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?" (Psalm 8:3-4)
We can consider and place our focus on a lot of things. Many of those things aren't productive, helpful, or even positive. Consider means “to think carefully about (something), to contemplate; reflect on.” In Psalm 8, David knew the value of simply considering the glory of God’s creation. He knew what it was like to look up into the starry sky and consider what a great God had made this vast, wonderful universe. (Enduring Word, Psalm 8, The Glory of God in Creation)
When we consider the heavens, it makes us see the greatness of God! When we consider the total eclipse, it makes us see the greatness of God! When we consider the greatness of the heavens, it makes us see the insignificance of our humanness. Even David, in Psalm 8, wondered how such an awesome, great God would be so mindful of such small beings.
David was confident that God not only thought about human beings but had a personal connection with them. He realized that God thinks about us and acts in our lives. He’s a very personal God and longs for a relationship with us.
I believe God is happy for us human beings to actually see a total solar eclipse. I think He wants us to look at His beauty and consider Him. These things reflect the character and glory of God and call for us to find joy in the God who enjoys his handiwork.
Pay attention to what’s happening today. God created this world, sustains it and rules over it. He alone is worthy of our worship!
“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. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.” Psalm 19: 1-6
Consider this verse: ‘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?" (Psalm 8:3-4)
We can consider and place our focus on a lot of things. Many of those things aren't productive, helpful, or even positive. Consider means “to think carefully about (something), to contemplate; reflect on.” In Psalm 8, David knew the value of simply considering the glory of God’s creation. He knew what it was like to look up into the starry sky and consider what a great God had made this vast, wonderful universe. (Enduring Word, Psalm 8, The Glory of God in Creation)
When we consider the heavens, it makes us see the greatness of God! When we consider the total eclipse, it makes us see the greatness of God! When we consider the greatness of the heavens, it makes us see the insignificance of our humanness. Even David, in Psalm 8, wondered how such an awesome, great God would be so mindful of such small beings.
David was confident that God not only thought about human beings but had a personal connection with them. He realized that God thinks about us and acts in our lives. He’s a very personal God and longs for a relationship with us.
I believe God is happy for us human beings to actually see a total solar eclipse. I think He wants us to look at His beauty and consider Him. These things reflect the character and glory of God and call for us to find joy in the God who enjoys his handiwork.
Pay attention to what’s happening today. God created this world, sustains it and rules over it. He alone is worthy of our worship!
“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. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course. It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its heat.” Psalm 19: 1-6
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Nancy Abbott is the Chaplain of the YMCA of Greater San Antonio.
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