However, I've decided to try and step up my game a bit and write some more. (I say that knowing that I will probably make this post and then neglect to write another for a good few months—did you happen to read my three measly haikus of the day? Ha. Did I seriously think I would find the time and consistency to write something as nerdy and clever as a haiku every single day?)
That much being said, I now proceed to my dominant thought.
Have you ever thought about the Moon? Yes, you read correctly, the Moon. It's up there, and if you're lucky then you get to see it pretty often when there's a clear night.
As little kids we were captivated by it. We marveled at its craters and shapes, its brilliant white and the grey textures that made it look so wonderful. When I was little I would sit down at night sometimes and simply gaze at it, with all its beauty and mystery. It's a truly wonderful and beautiful creation, the Moon.
You know, it mentions the moon in the Bible. In Genesis 1:14-19, God creates the Moon, along with the Sun, on the fourth day;
14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day.
Now just think about this: God created the Moon. And the same physical moon is still right there. On THE fourth day of Creation, the Bible says that God made the moon to govern the night! It happened! And there it is.
Now ask yourself this: How many things that God made have gone completely untouched since the fourth day of Creation?!
If you can truly wrap your head around this, it's absolutely incredible! We know God created the earth because we've read about it. We know He created plants and pigs and buffaloes and water and vines and stuff. We know he made crazy things like the Grand Canyon and tiny things like cells and atoms, but how many of those things truly go unchanged through the course of time? We can look outside and see trees, but those trees weren't there on the day of Creation. We can see birds and fish and all kinds of incredible animals, but that same bird wasn't winging its way through the skies over the Garden of Eden, freshly made only a few hours ago. But when the Sun first set over Adam's very first day, there was the Moon. A little time went by. Eve was created. Man had woman, and together they walked and talked with God himself through the Garden He had made especially for them. And there was the Moon. I imagine that Adam and Eve and God all sat down together and gazed at it, and God received glory and pleasure at how man and woman were captivated by His Moon.
A little more time passed. Man rebelled against God, and God, in His justice, cursed them and put a curse on the land. Thorns sprouted and animals became feral. Leaves withered and the ground shriveled. The land was no longer a paradise. Man would have to live by the sweat of his back. No more Garden of Eden. No more walks with God through the mango trees, the sound of cool, fresh water running parallel to your path, with nothing to do but bask in His presence and eat the cool, refreshing fruits on the trees all around you with your wonderful, God-given wife. All that was now gone. We threw it all away.
And yet the Moon stayed there. All throughout History, the Moon has silently risen and set over every night. Its glory never diminished, and except for a few meteor strikes perhaps, its shape has never changed.
The same Moon God formed with His very words on Day Four. There it is. Just outside your window. As solid and as beautiful as on the very first night it ever rose. A silent witness to man's every waking....night. How then can we possibly doubt the Creation?
If you were doubting, or if you're just looking for a good reminder of how awesome our God is, take a nice walk outside tonight. Look at the Moon. Then praise the God who made it.
ZJK
