Upheld by The God of Wonders

There is a full moon outside and stars all over the sky.

By day, I marvel at the God of Wonders. In the warm time of the year, the trees and foliage green up and the birdsong sounds so fresh in the early or late sunshine. The place teems with wildlife. In the cold time of year, the frosted trees wear their cloaks and in the fog, they appear as if behind a gauze curtain. The turkeys leave their tracks across the snow and the deer leave their calling cards, too.

Night time is a whole different scene. The light of the moon almost seems like a back light across the sky. Well, maybe it is. After all, it only reflects the light of the sun. I can see clearly across the street or into the woods. Trees throw their long shadows. The turkey tracks, following a single file line, are starkly defined.

The stars are breathtakingly beautiful. Some look so big I wonder if they are planets. Really, in the cold, the only thing missing is the Halleluia chorus of the crickets that is so welcoming in summer.

Why am I raving about what I observe now? Maybe it’s because I stood outside and craned my neck just to look up. For centuries, my kind (species, you know) has gazed into the stars and wondered who and what is really up there. Trillions of dollars have been spent to go and find out.

I wonder why we just can’t accept that God made the universe? The moon reflects the sun and we were made to reflect the character of the God who made us. Why is it so hard to stand in His reflection? He is the God of Wonders, in the light and in the dark and everywhere we look.

Perhaps time is coming to a close soon and these wonders will be memories. The God of Wonders, however, will continue through eternity.

“And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth …” Joel 2:30a.