Psalm 19:1-4
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 reveal knowledge. They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world.
My fascination with the space program began way back in 1957 when the Russians launched Sputnik. I remember looking up in the clear Idaho sky watching as it made a pass overhead. Since that night so long ago I have seen scores of spacecraft as they made their way across the sky.
Sunday night I eagerly watched as scientists at the Jet Propulsion Lab in California anxiously waited as the Mars Rover, Curiosity, headed for a landing in a designated spot. The last seven minutes was described as seven minutes of terror—it was make or break in an unprecedented technical landing. The Rover made it! The place erupted with joy, shouts hugs, backslaps and pandemonium. It was fun to watch such elation.
As I watched the scene of joy, my attention was suddenly drawn to a bank of windows. There were observers on the other side of the windows that were not part of the scene. They were smiling, but they lacked the same enthusiasm as those inside. It was almost as if they wanted to be inside but they were on the outside.
There will come a day when the saints of God will rejoice like they have never rejoiced before. We will finally see our precious Jesus who gave His life that we might have His eternal life. Families will be restored and we will know and love each and every other believer from all ages. Those who have never accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior will watch the celebration but never be able to participate. Come inside, now is the day of salvation!
Blessings dear hearts. Draw near to God today, trust Him completely and be a blessing!
—Pastor Cecil