A clear, starry
Nebraska night sky is beautiful;
but it is
NOTHING in comparison to a clear, starry night sky
away from all artificial light.
Each time I’m in Kenya
and see the night sky
on safari or in rural Kenya
away from all artificial light . . .
which is darker than dark, by the way . . .
it takes my breath away
and leaves me speechless . . .
a miracle of God!
Every
single night!
I stand in
awe of the Creator of all!
When I see
the Milky Way
in the
Kenyan sky,it makes a believer out of me
that it has 300 billion stars!!!
300 sextillion
stars in the universe!
that is the number 3 followed by 23 zeros
or
3 trillion times 100 billion
Boggles my
mind!
“Look up into the heavens.
Who created all the stars? He brings them out one after another,
calling each by its name.
And he counts them to see
that none are lost or have strayed away.
O Israel, how can you say
the Lord does not see your troubles?”
Isaiah 40:26-27 NLT (emphasis added)
God
brings the
stars out one by one
calling each by name
counting to be sure
that none are lost or have strayed!
Think about that.
If God knows each star by name,
surely he knows me . . . knows you!
There are 7,035,526,956
people in the world
as of
18:43 UTC (EST+5)on August 27, 2012
And God
knows
each nameeach voice
each laugh
every thought before it’s thought
every tear
every detail
of each one of the 7,035,526,956+
people on the earth
And God
knows
who is
lost who has strayed
And God
cares . . .
about me
about you
For God so
loved
that He
sent His only Sonfor each one of the 7,035,526,956+
Eternity .
. . a heartbeat away.
When the
beating stops, eternity begins!
Where will
you,
your family, friends,
neighbors,
co-workers, the strangers passed in life
spend eternity?
“For if you confess with your mouth
that Jesus is Lordand believe in your heart
that God raised Him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For it is by believing in your heart
that you are made right with God,
and it is by confessing with your mouth
that you are saved.”
Romans 10:9-10 NLT
