Starry Hosts

"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. There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard. Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the worlds." 

~Psalm 19:1-3

Of all created things, nothing takes my breath away like stars. When I stand looking to the heavens and see the majesty of the stars, it's like I can reach up and touch the glory of my Lord.

Living in China, I don't get to see stars very often. The cities are too big, too bright, and too polluted to allow much starlight through. This past week, though, was a blessed week with multiple occasions of seeing stars! While in Beijing, the skies were clear enough to see Orion every night. While on the plane headed back to Chengdu, I saw the Big Dipper and Cassiopeia, along with hundreds of others whose constellations I don't know. It was breathtaking, and left me speechless with praise for my great God.

 

"He speaks to the sun and it does not shine; he seals off the light of the stars. He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea. He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the south. He performs wonders that cannot be fathomed, miracles that cannot be counted." 

~Job 9:7-10