The Sky that Speaks.

The Pleiades.

I often think how sad it is that most people never see the night sky in all its glory. I remember when I was 16 yrs. old and went on a date. We went to the forest in his car and parked (of course!). When we turned the car off and walked outside, I stood amazed at the stars in the sky; a gorgeous array of thousands of stars I had never seen before as far as the eye could see.

Psalm 18 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God. It shows his handiwork. Day after day and night after night it speaks to us all around the world."  (paraphrased)

God asked Job, ""Can you direct the movement of the stars--binding the cluster of the Pleiades or loosening the cords of Orion?"

"He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the LORD is his name." Amos 5:8

The Bible says the sky speaks of the power, wisdom and majesty of God. How powerful would you have to be to say one word and a sun appeared? How wise would you have to be to know how to make a nebula? How big and awesome would you have to be to make a galaxy?

We have a big, wise, powerful God who stepped down to live with us and die for us. What an amazing God!

Are Christians Blind Sheep?

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I know that a lot of people think Christians are kind of stupid to believe what we believe. They picture us as uneducated and like sheep who follow our pastors and churches and don't think or study for ourselves. 

People who think this are wrong for the most part. There are Christians who don't study the Bible for themselves, but I would think that is a minority. What we have found in the Bible and in God is a knowledge and wisdom of what is important in the great scheme of life. The more we know God, the more we can see his goodness and the wisdom in all that he does. We see the reason for our existence, which most people are confused about. The closer we get to God, the more the direction and aims of our lives fall into place. 

Sometimes we are confused, sometimes we doubt, but we can go to God with our questions and He will answer them all. One of my greatest joys is asking God the why of something, waiting for an answer and then getting the answer. I love knowing He cares about all my thoughts. 

When I read the Bible, I can see the great wisdom of God because if all the people in the world followed His teachings they would be peacemakers, benevolent to the poor, helping the sick, giving without thought of getting back. There would be no war, poverty or hunger. We would all share what we have with each other. There would be no murder, no stealing, and no hatred. There would be justice and love for all people. 


Happy is the man who finds wisdom, and the man that gets understanding.—PROV.3:13.

Whoso finds me finds life, and shall obtain favor of the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord, Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty man glory in his might: . . . but let him that glories glory in this, that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord.—The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

What things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.—In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.—Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom: I am understanding; I have strength.

Christ Jesus, . . . is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.

He that wins souls is wise.

Prov.8:35.Jer.9:23,24. -Prov.9:10.Phi.3:7,8. -Col.2:3.--Prov.8:14.I Cor.1:30.Prov.11:30.

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