Eclipse

Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.  Because of His great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing.

– Isaiah 40:26

Where were you today during the total eclipse of the sun?  Were you lucky enough to be in the ‘path of totality,” looking up (with proper eyewear, I hope) as the moon, 400 times smaller than the sun, blocked its rays and caused total darkness in the middle of the day?   

Small towns, many of which have never seen tourists, are swamped with visitors from around the world.  Today in our nation, more eyes will gaze upward than any other day in history.  Millions will look to the heavens and marvel.  

What will they be thinking?  

I often think of the heavens Your hands have made, and of the moon and stars You put in place. – Psalm 8:3

How often do you think God as the creator of the heavens… the moon, sun, and stars, each of which He knows by name?  Just as He named the stars, He also placed you at this precise time in history to know Him and look to Him as your God.  

What if the 3 O’Clock Wake Up Call reminded you every day to lift your eyes heavenward and think of He who created and controls your world?  Wouldn’t thanksgiving and praise be your first response when you remembered who truly rules and reigns in heaven?

As darkness falls over the land today, we should remind ourselves of a similar day, over 2,000 years ago.  On that day, from noon until 3:00pm, while Jesus hung on the cross, God stopped the sun from shining (Matthew 27:45).  

Astronomers today would be shocked by a three-hour solar eclipse.  But God had a plan then, and today, to show His glory and power.  The darkness during the crucifixion and the earthquake that followed Jesus’ last breath, declared Jesus was indeed the Son of God (Matthew 27:54).

Instead of waiting for the next eclipse to lift our eyes heavenward, every day we can stand as a nation and give God thanks and praise for His magnificent presence and His mighty power.

The Power of Giving God Thanks Will Ignite Your Faith and Change Your World

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