Trillions and trillions!
The Milky Way Galaxy which we call home, contains at least a hundred billion stars! And Psalm 147:4 tells us that God determines the number and calls them each by name. If you take just three seconds to name a star, it will take you at least a hundred years just to reach 1,051,200,000 and that is only a fraction of the number of stars in the universe!
Blow your mind isn’t it to think of that.
No wonder the psalmist begins by telling us how good it is to sing praises to God and how pleasant and fitting it is to praise God. Indeed the Lord our God is great and mighty in power and his understanding has no limit. (v.5)
God is known and worshipped not only for his power and wisdom but more so for his love and care. The God who call each star by name knows, loves and cares for each one of us. How comforting it is to know that.
Psalm 147 contains several contracts.
It describes not only the vastness of God’s ability but also the intimacy of his care. The Lord is not only concerned about nations but he also cares for broken hearted individuals and their very personal wounds. He covers the heavens with clouds, yet he is concerned for the smallest elements of his creation.
All of us here have needs. We face all kinds of struggles and challenges which often leave us discouraged, wounded and tired. It is comforting to know that He who hung stars into space also “heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds”. How encouraging it is to know that the Creator of the universe and the Ruler of all nations cares for each of us individually and personally. I do not know about you but I find it most comforting to know that there is a God who loves me even if the last person of earth deserted me.
The Milky Way Galaxy which we call home, contains at least a hundred billion stars! And Psalm 147:4 tells us that God determines the number and calls them each by name. If you take just three seconds to name a star, it will take you at least a hundred years just to reach 1,051,200,000 and that is only a fraction of the number of stars in the universe!
Blow your mind isn’t it to think of that.
No wonder the psalmist begins by telling us how good it is to sing praises to God and how pleasant and fitting it is to praise God. Indeed the Lord our God is great and mighty in power and his understanding has no limit. (v.5)
God is known and worshipped not only for his power and wisdom but more so for his love and care. The God who call each star by name knows, loves and cares for each one of us. How comforting it is to know that.
Psalm 147 contains several contracts.
It describes not only the vastness of God’s ability but also the intimacy of his care. The Lord is not only concerned about nations but he also cares for broken hearted individuals and their very personal wounds. He covers the heavens with clouds, yet he is concerned for the smallest elements of his creation.
All of us here have needs. We face all kinds of struggles and challenges which often leave us discouraged, wounded and tired. It is comforting to know that He who hung stars into space also “heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds”. How encouraging it is to know that the Creator of the universe and the Ruler of all nations cares for each of us individually and personally. I do not know about you but I find it most comforting to know that there is a God who loves me even if the last person of earth deserted me.
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