“The Heavens
Declare God’s Glory, Wisdom, and Love”
10/12/08
Astronomy
Facts:
speed of light- 186,282.397 miles per second.
This is also equal to 670,616,629 m.p.h. Time it takes light to get from Sun to earth each day- 8 minutes
(93 million miles). Time it would take
light to get to nearest star (Alpha Centauri)- 4.3 years (distance- 25 trillion
miles).
Light
year- measure of distance that light travels in one year. It equals 5.878 trillion miles.
Fastest
mankind has traveled- 24,830 m.p.h. (6.8 miles per second).
Time
it would take man to get from sun to earth- 156 days (5 months).
Time
it would take man to get to nearest star- 114,858 years!
POINT 1- The magnificence of the heavens reveal to us God’s GLORY
A. The glory of God is revealed to us in the majesty of His PERSON
“For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
But the LORD made the heavens.” 1
Chronicles 16:26 (1 Chr 29:11; Gen 1:1; Ps 89:11, 102:25)
B. The glory of God is revealed to us in His TRANSCENDENCE
(2 Chronicles 2:6- God is grander than His creation;
Deut 10:14; Isaiah 48:13)
C. The glory of God is revealed to us in His POWER
(Psalm 19:1- handiwork;
Romans 1:18-22; Jer 32:17; 2 Chr 20:6; Isa 42:5, 44:24)
Deeper
POINT 2- The magnificence of the heavens reveal to
us God’s WISDOM
A. The natural laws reveal to us that His knowledge is INFINITE
“Great is our Lord, and mighty
in power; His understanding is infinite.” (Ps 147:5; Physics- Job 38:33; Prov 3:19; Jer 10:12;
Biology- Ps 139; Job 10:11)
B. The infinite wisdom of God reveals to us that He does things DIFFERENT
(Isaiah 55:8-9; 40:28; Romans 11:33; Job 5:9)
Deeper
POINT 3- The magnificence of the heavens reveal to
us God’s LOVE
A. The incredible testimony of the heavens reveals God’s love as Personal
(Psalm 103:11; Psalm 8:1-9; Neh 9:6-7; Isaiah
44:24; Psalm 147:4-5; Do you realize that there are an estimated
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 stars!)
Deeper
“For with God nothing is impossible” Luke 1:37
“For without faith it is impossible to please God.” Hebrews 11:6