God's Glory Church

“Where is the road that the light dwells on? And the darkness – where is its place..?” — Job 38:19

William Shatner played Captain Kirk in the TV series “Star Trek”, but he was not ready for a real space flight. He called his eleven-minute suborbital flight “the most impressive experience imaginable.” After exiting the capsule, Shatner enthused: “Seeing the blue disappear and looking at the total blackness is a little bit unbelievable… Where the blue from below changes to the black above… it’s a very beautiful and subtle color and you go through it in an instant.”

Our planet is a blue dot surrounded by complete darkness. It is a little uncomfortable to realize this. Shatner said that the moment the blue sky turned black, it was a flight to death. “One moment – and there it is, death! That’s what I saw. It was very exciting. Something incredible.”

Shatner’s impressive flight allows you to look at life from the perspective of the universe. We are small objects in the universe, but we are loved by the One who created the light and separated it from the darkness (Gen. 1:3-4). Heavenly Father knows the abode of darkness and the paths that lead to it (Job 38:19-20). He “founded the earth… when all the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God raised a joyful cry” (vv. 4-7).

Let us entrust our little lives to God, who holds the whole universe in His hands.

What comes to mind when you think of the vastness of space? What does the night sky say about God?

Heavenly Father, You rule this world and everything beyond it. I trust in Your strong love.

Author: Mike Whittmer