A Speck in Space

Most of us have looked up at the night sky and marveled at the sight. What we see, however, is a very small part of what is out there. The Hubble Space Telescope has identified many, many more stars, planets and galaxies without any sign of reaching the end. When it focused on Planet Earth we were just a miniscule, blue speck in the vast sea of space.

How could God consider us important? The Psalmist asked, “What is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?” The answer came that God crowned people with glory and honor, put them in charge, visited them and then even died for them in the person of His Son. Just a few minutes of most newscasts tend to dispel any thought of mankind having glory and honor. There are honorable people performing glorious deeds but too many people are cruel to each other, greedily self-centered, in bondage to self-destructive habits, etc.

There is hope. The greatest pursuit a person could have is to get to know this God and develop a relationship with Him. He loves you. He wants what is best for you. He knows how to bring it about. Get on the sunny side.

Henry Wiebe