Isaiah 42:5 "Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein"
This week I have heard much about the full moon and the planets that are
visible. If you have had the opportunity to look up at night, you have seen the
beautiful full moon in the sky. It is majestic and so glorious. God begins
these thoughts through His Prophet Isaiah, by reminding us that He is the One
Who placed the sun, moon, stars in the sky. As we look at the wonders that we
call nature, we must look beyond that which is seen and be aware of the One Who
we have not seen. God created those things and placed them in an orderly
fashion in the heavens. We read these words back in Chapter 40:26 "
Lift up your eyes on high, and behold who hath created these things, that
bringeth out their host by number: he calleth them all by names by the
greatness of his might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth."
He calls them all by name!
I have just become acquainted with a beautiful song written by Kirk Talley
titled, "If He Hung the Moon." The chorus goes like this:
And If He hung the moon, I know He will help you.
And if He holds the sparrow in flight, He′ll hold you too.
Consider the lilies of the field, how much more He loves you.
In the beginning of time, you were on His mind.
When He hung the moon.
I find that to be so very comforting to me to know that I have always been on
His mind and the love that He has for me is an everlasting love. We will see
more next week, in the verses that follow today's verse. But for now, let our
minds stay on the beautiful thought that the Lord, the Creator of all the
universe and all that is in it, not only calls the stars by name - He knows me
personally and calls me by name. Let our hearts rejoice in that grand truth!