Psalms 19:1-6 – “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.  2 Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.  3 There is no speech, nor are there words; their voice is not heard. 4 Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their utterances to the end of the world.  In them He has placed a tent for the sun, 5 which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.  6 Its rising is from one end of the heavens, and its circuit to the other end of them; And there is nothing hidden from its heat.”  NASU

I, personally, do not understand how anyone can look at the heavens and not believe in creation but millions ascribe to that point of  view.  I find it more than a little amazing that all the supposed coincidences took place situating our universe and planet so perfectly.  When I look up at the stars I see their endlessness and the question comes to mind, “How did they get there if not for God?”  When I think of the temperature of the sun and our distance from it knowing that if we were closer or further away we would freeze or burn up.  The fact that our little orb rotates around the sun every 365 days is significant because if it were faster or slower we would not have the atmosphere that is necessary for us to survive.  This little planet upon which we live is 75% ocean and if it were more our annual rainfall would cause the planet to be flooded and if less it would be a parched desert.  All that just happened?  How can you ask me to believe that?

To go further the average temperature of the earth’s surface depends on a number of factors and among them the distance from the sun and the tilt of the rotational axis.  The earth is tilted 23 ½ degrees relative to the perpendicular of its plane of orbit. That tilt gives us the four seasons.  If there were no tilt there would be no seasons and that would cause issues on many fronts.  Equally amazing is our atmosphere composed of four vital gasses.  Nitrogen which makes up about 78%, Oxygen which comprises 21%, Argon less than 1% and Carbon Dioxide which is .03%.  That just happened?  Do you seriously want me to believe that random chance produced that mixture which is perfect for us?  The average ocean temperature is about 45 degrees Fahrenheit.  The colder polar and warmer equatorial regions are that way by design.  The ocean currents are caused by the earth’s rotation and serve the purpose of circulating seawater to prevent the equatorial seas from becoming too hot and the polar seas from totally frozen all the time.

The Psalmist said, “In His hand are the deep places of the earth; the strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His, and He made it, and His hands formed the dry land. Oh, come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord our maker” Psalm 95:4-6.   Oh how wonderful and marvelous God’s works.

The heavens declare God’s glory and serve as a constant reminder that this great design has a designer and He is still on the throne.  Astronomer Fred Hoyle wrote the famous passage:  “A junkyard contains all the bits and pieces of a Boeing 747, dismembered and in disarray. A whirlwind happens to blow through the yard.  What is the chance that after its passage a fully assembled 747, ready to fly, will be found standing there?  So small as to be negligible, even if a tornado were to blow through enough junkyards to fill the whole Universe.” (p.19)

I believe in God.  I believe God. I have experienced God.  Therefore, I am settled in my faith that IN THE BEGINNING GOD….    May God bless you as you go through your day!