God's Power Is Beyond Amazing!

In 1977, the United States launched a rocket into space. On board was a small craft called Voyager I, a probe that was jettisoned into space to explore the planets. After Voyager was done sending back photos and data from the planet Jupiter and its neighbors, it didn’t stop working. It just kept going.

Today, almost 38 years later, that tiny vehicle is still going — traveling at a speed of over 38,000 miles per hour. And it’s approximately 11 billion miles from the sun (see also here). Folks, that’s mind-boggling! Brilliant scientists have sent a ship to the edge of our solar system. It’s astounding — it’s amazing!

But this accomplishment is absolutely puny when compared with what God has done. It would be like hearing someone brag to the architect of the Empire State Building that he had traveled to the second floor.

We have barely begun to explore the vastness of God’s creation. But every small step by mankind should continue to put us in absolute awe of God’s power and creativity. Think of this: While we have left the realm of one star with a spaceship, the Creator of the stars “calls them all by name” (Isaiah 40:26; Psalm 147:4). After all, He created them (Psalm 19:1-6).

Exploring the universe is amazing. But exploring the God who created it all (Genesis 1:1) — that’s beyond amazing!

—Mike Riley, Gospel Snippets