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Monday,
April 8, 2024
Old Windmill Farm
Notice the moon, which is an integral part of today's solar eclipse!
"The
Heavens
Declare"
Message
summary:
Let us look up
to the skies
that expand
far beyond the
human eye or
the lens of
the most
sophisticated
telescope.
Listen to the
pouring forth
of speech as
the heavens
give dramatic
evidence of
God's
existence; His
power, love
and care. Let
us observe the
displaying of
knowledge,
which day
after day and
night after
night,
faithfully
declares the
glory of God.
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to our message
on your audio
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"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge" (Psalm 19:1,2).
For
several days
the buzz has
been all about
the solar
eclipse this
afternoon.
It's an
interesting
phenomenon
which due to
its
preciseness
illustrates
God's design
and order in
the universe.
Eclipses can
be predicted
with stunning
accuracy many
years
beforehand.
NASA currently
has tables
looking
forward to the
year 3000, but
probably could
go well beyond
that if anyone
cared if you
think you
might still be
here at that
time! When I
consider this
I'm reminded
of a book
titled, "I
Don't Have
Enough Faith
to Be an
Atheist!" by
Norman L.
Geisler and
Frank Turek.
A
solar eclipse
(as seen from
the planet
Earth) is a
type of
eclipse that
occurs when
the moon
passes between
the sun and
earth, and
when the moon
fully or
partially
blocks the
Sun. Millions
of people will
seek to be on
the 70 mile
swath with
complete
blocking, the
ideal location
being right in
the middle of
that swath.
Even at that
precise point
the total
blackout will
last only a
few minutes so
you better be
paying
attention!(Note:
photo to right
is from
Wikipedia
commons.)
An
umbraphile is
one who loves
eclipses,
often
traveling a
great distance
to see them.
We spoke to
Stacy, a
friend who
will be going
up to northern
PA, where
there will be
totality.
Since we don't
have the
special
glasses
necessary to
safely look at
the eclipse we
are supposed
to look at the
ground for
crescent moon
shaped
shadows.
How marvelous is God's creation along with the perfect orderliness of His glorious works. Last night we had a black sky and early today it is a clear blue. Let us consider the well-known daily verse and the great God we serve as proclaimed by the heavens which declare the glory of God and the skies which proclaim the work of His hands.
Some 3,000 years ago David looked up into the sky and made the proclamation found in the daily text. Although I am more familiar with the first verse I find great blessing from the second as well: "Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge". We could add "year after year", "generation upon generation..." Many are observant and listen, taking in this rich display of knowledge, though most give little attention. But today many are observing thanks to the publicity surrounding this eclipse phenomenon.
Let us look up to the skies that expand far beyond the human eye or the lens of the most sophisticated telescope. Listen to the pouring forth of speech as the heavens give dramatic evidence of God's existence; His power, love and care. Let us observe the displaying of knowledge, which day after day and night after night, faithfully declares the glory of God. Let us also rejoice in and proclaim the mighty work of His hands!
How marvelous is God's creation along with the perfect orderliness of His glorious works. Last night we had a black sky and early today it is a clear blue. Let us consider the well-known daily verse and the great God we serve as proclaimed by the heavens which declare the glory of God and the skies which proclaim the work of His hands.
Some 3,000 years ago David looked up into the sky and made the proclamation found in the daily text. Although I am more familiar with the first verse I find great blessing from the second as well: "Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge". We could add "year after year", "generation upon generation..." Many are observant and listen, taking in this rich display of knowledge, though most give little attention. But today many are observing thanks to the publicity surrounding this eclipse phenomenon.
Let us look up to the skies that expand far beyond the human eye or the lens of the most sophisticated telescope. Listen to the pouring forth of speech as the heavens give dramatic evidence of God's existence; His power, love and care. Let us observe the displaying of knowledge, which day after day and night after night, faithfully declares the glory of God. Let us also rejoice in and proclaim the mighty work of His hands!
Be
encouraged
today,
Hebrews
3:13
Stephen
&
Brooksyne
Weber
Daily prayer:
Father, we are
surrounded by
Your awesome
works and the
endless
display of
Your divine
handiwork. We
give special
consideration
to that today
due to the
solar eclipse.
The entire
universe is in
perfect order
which is a
testimony to
Your greatness
and continued
watchful eye
over all of
Your creation.
The silent
heavens speak
as they
declare Your
majesty and
glory. They
also testify
to Your
righteousness
and
faithfulness
as the Lord
who created
them and gave
them a purpose
for existence.
May we, as
Your human
creation, also
proclaim Your
righteousness
and
faithfulness
day after day.
May our lives
display the
work of Your
all-powerful
Spirit as we
continue to
grow in our
faith journey
here below
until the day
of Christ's
return. Amen.Today's
Suggested
Music and
Supplemental
Resources
This morning I (Stephen) joined several friends for a trail ride on the Enola Low Grade trail along the Susquehanna River. It was still a bit chilly for Brooksyne but we both hope to get out tomorrow with temps in the low 70's!
We
met Lenny, an
avid trail
photographer,
who shared
this photo of
a peregrine
falcon he had
taken along
the bluffs
overlooking
the
Susquehanna
River.
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