The Majesty of God’s Creative Power
Appreciating The Majesty of God’s Creative Power
Have you seen it yet?
The International Space Station (or ISS), that is.
It’s a blast to search for it if you know when to look up.
Depending on your location, the time of day, and some other deciding factors, you can see this technological wonder pass overhead in the darkened sky.
Fun fact: Did you know that the ISS travels at a speed of approximately 17,500 miles per hour? – as quoted on the nasa.gov website.1
That’s slightly faster than the average speed limit on some of our Texas highways. 😉
The ISS is amazing, but it’s just one of many other out-of-this-world technological advancements that we can appreciate.
As a nation, we’ve come a long way since 1969.
I remember watching that pivotal moment in history when astronaut Neil Armstrong announced after his moon walk, “that’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Can you imagine the maximum operating power it takes in our modern day to operate the International Space Station?
The interconnecting systems are so complex that it’s hard for even an engineering genius to fully comprehend.
We are blessed with “even greater” than that.
The God of the Bible is the God of all power.
All power and all glory belong to Him.
Job tried, but even His description of God’s power doesn’t come close.
Behold, these are the fringes of His ways;
And how faint a word we hear of Him!
But His mighty thunder, who can understand?”– Job 26:14, (NASB).2
The Majesty of God’s Creative Power – Delight in God
The majesty of God’s creative power is on display every day in the world around us.
No human mind can conceive what it took to design our universe.
God spoke the whole creation into being!
The concept of God as the Creator encompasses not only the role of a Designer and Engineer responsible for the intelligibility of the universe but also that of a skilled Artist. Nature can be amazing, almost to the point of incomprehensibility. The splendor of a sunset, the radiance of the stars, and the variety of animals are all evidence of a Creator and Designer. – Dr. Jonathan K. Corrado, PH.D., P.E., Christian theologian, and systems engineer.3
Heavenly Father, by the power of Your Word You made the heavens and the earth.
Thank You for who You are, and for sending us Your Son, Jesus.
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1 Nasa quotation [2020] Courtesy of Nasa.gov, “Science takes time, even in a lab moving 17,500 miles per hour ” Web. Accessed 30 September, 2023.
2Scripture quotation is from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation.
3Quotation courtesy of The Institute For Creation Research. By Dr. Jonathan K. Corrado, PH.D., P.E. From “The Beauty of Creation: Created for God’s Own Glory”, September 7, 2023. para. 7. Web. Accessed 27th September, 2023. Retrieved from https://www.icr.org/article/beauty-of-creation
