Reading: Isaiah 40:25-27, 25 "To whom will you compare me? Or who is my equal?" says the Holy One. 26 Lift your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one, and calls them each by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and complain, O Israel, "My way is hidden from the LORD; my cause is disregarded by my God"?
What a rebuke, although this was written around 2,700 years ago, it might as well have my name in the place of “O, Jacob” and “O, Israel”. Too often we can lose sight of God’s immense power, yet, also, God’s immense love.
On a clear, moonless night about 3,000 stars are visible with the unaided eye. A small telescope will increase the number to around 100,000 stars. But this is just the beginning! The stars we can easily see are all in our corner of the Milky Way Galaxy. The entire galaxy numbers about 100 billion stars. And beyond the Milky Way are other galaxies with many shapes and sizes. Around 100 billion such galaxies are known to exist. Taking the Milky Way as an average galaxy, the estimated stars number 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000; when we write this number out. This figure would be pronounced as “ten billion trillion” stars. Yet, our great God calls each one of them by name. Goodness, I have a hard time remembering the names of people that I’ve met several times before. Men, please take time to let this truly sink in today. This great God who created these stars and galaxies and calls them by name… your way is not hidden from Him today. Your cause is looked at attentively by Him. With a universe to oversee, He still will be taking time for you today.
Men, I hope that today, without a universe to oversee and innumerable names of stars to remember, that God will not say at the end of today, “My way is hidden from [my son]; my cause is disregarded by my [son]”. Another words, let’s give our great God the same attention that He is giving us.
Challenge: give God your attention to His way and His cause today, but this evening, take some time to look at the stars in the sky tonight and read this passage. I would also recommend that you insert your name in the place of, “Jacob” and “Israel”.
REVIEW
How were you able to give God your attention to His way and His cause today?
Write down your experience from spending time looking at His stars and what this passage speaks to you.
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