Amazing Astronomy

We are studying the Solar System, and the whole thing just amazes me. God's hugeness is beyond my feeble mind. Just how we stay within this atmosphere, without falling off into space is amazing enough. How perfectly he placed the earth from the sun so that we'd survive, let alone be comfortable, is a sign of his care for us! Watching the Space Shuttle Discovery come back from orbit was such a relief after what happened in 2003. Imagine the anxiety of the astronauts as they depended on nothing more than a piece of insulation to determine the difference between life and death as they entered the earth's atmosphere. Even as advanced as we've become, we are still so small and fragile in His eyes. It's a worship experience enhancer to realize how small we really are compared to this incredible, revolving, perfectly aligned structure that we live in. Earth is just a middle-sized planet, as big as it seems. Did you know that over 1,000 Earths could fit in to a hollow Jupiter?! And the sun is 8 times bigger than Jupiter! Did you know that NASA thinks they have discovered a Tenth Planet??? It makes me wonder how many there really are. What makes us think that our telescopes are powerful enough to see far enough to know exactly how many there really are? I think God gives a Fatherly chuckle when we try to study the universe. For me it's just been a reminder of how great and awesome He is. It's humbling. We have nothing to boast about except in the fact that we are breathing and it's because of Him. After all, He still does have the whole world in His hands.

"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands."
Psalm 19:1