Last January while teaching in the state of Washington, I read the first verse of the Bible.  I really over emphasized the word “heaven,” and downplayed the word “earth.”

Many are familiar with the first verse of the Bible, which says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”  I think it is noteworthy the heavens are mentioned first.

It is both stunning and remarkable to consider just how big the heavens really are.  The pictures below are only from what we know.  Even so, the heavens are indeed massive.

Okay, now let’s add our Sun to the picture.  

And now, take a look beyond our Sun.

Antares, the brightest star we can see in the sky, now enters the picture. It is more than 1,000 light years away! Look how small Arcturus appears in the above picture!

The picture below is from the Hubble telescope’s ultra deep field infrared view of countless galaxies, billions of light years away!

Finally, the picture below is a close up of one of the darkest regions from the photo above!

Perhaps after looking at these you can understand why I overemphasized “the heavens,” and downplayed “the earth” when I read Genesis 1:1.  God said in the Scriptures, “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.”  And yet, the Creator of the heavens loves us unconditionally and His ears are open to our prayers.  That really is very humbling isn’t it?

Mike Verdicchio
2013

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