Fathomless
October 17
Now this is eternal life; that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
John 17:3
Given the assignment of researching celestial bodies for her ‘Science in Religion’ class, Connie decided to browse NASA’s website. Scrolling through the photo gallery, she clicked on Hubble Telescope’s ‘Ultra Deep Field’ image. As the picture appeared on her computer screen, she stared in amazement.
Contemplating the fact that this photo contained only a minute percentage of the entire universe, the vastness of it all had a profound effect on her. It’s hard to fathom the God Who created all this!
As she began counting galaxies she was struck with a deeper, more profound truth, He can create all this, number each star in hundreds of billions of galaxies, and yet He knows me intimately; even the number of hairs on my head! A tear trickled down her cheek unhindered. Who am I, Lord?
Immediately, something her mom used to say came to mind, “He’s a big God, Honey, but He’s quite fond of you ya know! He sent Jesus to prove it!”
I finally get it, Mom.
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Displaying more than 10,000 galaxies, the Ultra Deep Field Observation required 400 earth orbits to complete. In order to capture the incredible image, Hubble’s Wide-Field Advanced Camera for Surveys snapped two frames per orbit, for a total of 800 exposures.
Considering the width of sky reflected in the UDFO is as narrow as a pencil in comparison to the whole sky, it leaves 12.7 million times more area of the universe un-photographed; the implications are astonishing. They are also remarkably significant, because men are not without conscience. Even those who profess to be atheistic know in their soul that they deny the truth. Why else would they rail against Someone they professed non-existent?
Romans 1:20 says, “For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” We cannot look on such magnificence and deny our Creator.
Prayer
“Lord, how beautiful and magnificent the heavens are. And yet knowing You consider me Your greatest creation, I am humbled. Thank You for such fathomless love. Amen.”
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