On a good night, if you get away from the city lights and there are no clouds you can see about 2000 stars. It is estimated that there are about 100-400 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy. Although, scientists do not know for certain and they estimate about two trillion galaxies in our known universe. So, two trillion times 100-400 billion is a number beyond our comprehension. David Block, an astrophysicist, displayed a picture of 100,000,000,000 stars declaring that it would take a person over 2000 years to count those stars. Constellations are made up of stars which, on their own, would be but one small, glowing dot in the darkness. Consequently, it is together that it forms a bigger picture and they tell a more powerful story.
Moreover, here is what we know about the stars. God made all the stars. He is the Maker of heaven and earth which he created for us to worship Him, to reflect the radiance of His glory.
“God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars.” Genesis 1:16 NIV
God made and numbered each of the stars and He gave each one a name, and He remembers their names! Each of the stars has a unique name that God knows…How amazing!
“He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.” Psalms 147:4 NIV
If God can know how many stars exist and their name, then why do we find it so hard to believe that God knows all the details of our lives? He knows all, His power and understanding have no limit. God knows us and cares about the details of our lives.
“Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit. The Lord sustains the humble but casts the wicked to the ground.” Psalms 147:5-6 NIV
Remember this, God cares (Luke 12:6-7) He is limitless and nothing is too big for God; thus, all details big or small are the same to Him. And nothing is too big amidst the darkness. Everything is little compared to a God who made the entire universe from nothing. God loves you and cares about all the details in your life. He knows your name and all the things that are going on in your life, family, work and the world.
God gave us an amazing universe that beckons us to look beyond our earthly existence.
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