"I, the Lord, am the maker of all things, Stretching out the heavens by Myself. . . .”
Isaiah 44:24 (NAS)
If you look carefully, the sky can be incredibly revealing and richly interactive. Once I saw a sun dog on a blustery winter day—two bright smears of light flanking the sun, caused by blowing ice particles reflecting its rays.
Out watching a lunar eclipse one evening, my neighbor and I waved at the moon in a teasing attempt to see our own shadows there! How humbling it was to see earth’s curve creep across the moon’s face.
After reading a story about a “dream pillow” cloud, my grandchildren and I had great fun selecting our favorite clouds for dreaming on.
When an Alaskan June midnight sun set on my daughter’s birthday, I congratulated the glowing pink clouds, calling “It’s a girl!”
How mesmerizing to watch the northern lights flash emerald across the Alaskan arctic night and imagine that emerald rainbow around God’s throne (Revelation 4:3).
God has sunk His wealth in the sky, there to see 24/7. But something is not there yet. Jesus said of His return, “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory” (Luke 21:27, NAS). The sky will one day dazzle us with God’s richest treasure: Jesus, our Majestic Savior, Bright Morning Star, Redeemer and Friend. He’s the best reason to keep looking up.
“O beautiful, for spacious skies,” Lord, the backdrop for my interaction with You and the panorama for Your triumphant return!
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