Infinity Personified

"He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. [5] Great is our Lord, and mighty in power His understanding is infinite."

Psalm 147:4-5

 
I've been thinking about the magnificence of our God, the Creator of all things.  God has made amazing things on earth, but His glory and grandeur displayed in the heavens is beyond words.  A song comes to mind:  "My God is so big, so strong, and so mighty.  There's nothing my God cannot do."  The earth is a pretty big place compared to us.  Flying about 7,300 miles from Sydney, Australia to Los Angeles, California takes about 12 hours.  The airbus I have flown averages around 600 miles per hour.  But how does that speed compare to the speed of light?  The speed of light (a constant) is 186,000 miles per SECOND, or about 700 million miles per hour.  Because our galaxy and space is such a gargantuan place (much too small a word!) a mile is so insignificant we would have to use hundreds of zeros!  A "light year" is the distance light travels in a calendar year at 186,000 miles per second, a total of just under 10 trillion kilometers.  In fact, the largest measurement used is a "Gly," or gigalight year, which equals one billion light years!  A Gly is not even a measurement God would use, because He is infinite!

Our galaxy is one of billions of galaxies in the universe, and is estimated to be about 100,000 light years wide.  Scientists estimate there are two to four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone in a universe of billions of seen galaxies.  The deeper we see into space, only greater is the expanse.  Below is a picture taken by the Hubble telescope.  Take the size of the moon while looking at it from the earth and separate it into thirty tiny parts.  This is the view beyond that 1/30th of the moon's relative size as seen from earth - and look at the galaxies!  If you want to see more, go to the Hubble website from which this shot was downloaded.

Stretching out farther than the eye can see in every direction, God's creation glimmers and shines.  The Milky Way galaxy in which earth resides is not the biggest either - the Abell 2029 galaxy is 6 million light years across with 100 trillion stars!  A seven-foot human is considered a giant:  how about the God who fashioned the universe?  Words cannot adequately describe our God.  We are limited in our feeble longings to praise the one from whom all blessings flow.  May we with the angels shout, "Glory to God in the Highest!  Psalm 19:1-3 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. [2] Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge. [3] There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard."  Like David we can echo Psalm 8:3-4, "When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, [4] what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?"

Our God is infinite, absolutely limitless.  He is wisdom, power, glory, strength, love, and righteousness without degree.  There are many gods people serve, but only one worthy of worship:  the Almighty God, Creator, Maker, Sustainer, and Savior of the World, Jesus Christ.  Without Him was nothing made that is made.  He is our All in All, and may we never forget how blessed we are to have Him as LORD.