The picture above is a portion of a photo of the Orion Nebula courtesy of hubblesite.org. It is my favorite image of the hundreds of awe-inspiring photos taken by the Hubble Telescope of the known universe. Its beauty astounds me every time I look at it. The artist in me is fascinated with the swirls of color caused by the gases emanating from the stars, but when I try to comprehend the science of the image, it taxes the limits of my mind. Consider that each glowing dot is really a massive ball of fire many times larger than the size of our planet, and each dot is thousands of light-years away from the next. And to think that the One who created this breath-taking sight, just to glorify Himself, also loves me so much that He listens to each prayer I speak and counts each tear I shed. Unfathomable!

I was introduced to the Hubble site through the messages of Louie Giglio. The two that have most rocked my world are titled “Indescribable” and “How Great Is Our God”. I first heard of Louie and these messages late in the summer of 2010. Since then my life has completely changed. I have a whole new perspective of God and His glory and a more right-sized view of myself as well. If you have not listened to either of these messages, I highly encourage you to click on the links above to watch the messages on YouTube. Each video is over forty minutes, but those eighty plus minutes will change your life—I promise you.

I hope that each time you see a view of the heavens that takes your breath away, you will stop and think of the magnificence of the Creator God that we worship.

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handiwork.
-Psalm 19:1