 Stars. There are just a few of them. It is estimated that there are 200 sextillion in the universe. (That’s a 2 with 23 zeros). They are a little toasty, too. The hottest stars can reach up to 50,000 degrees Fahrenheit. And contrary to the lyrics of the song, they don’t actually twinkle. Stars emit a steady light. What appears to us a “twinkling” is the light being distorted by the Earth’s atmosphere. They don’t twinkle, and they aren’t actually little either. Even the smallest stars are about the size of Jupiter—over 10 times the radius of Earth. These are just a few of the amazing, mind-blowing facts about the stars. Astronomers and scientists spend their entire careers studying them and still don’t know everything about them. So in a way, you could say they “wonder what they are”. But we don’t have to wonder how they came to be. We read in Genesis 1:16 that God made two great lights to govern the day and the night. And then the writer adds another detail. “He made the stars also.” No big deal, right? Just create a couple hundred sextillion spheres of gas that generate light and heat. Nothing to it. Yes, it was easy for God. Because he is God. God has made the not-so-little, not-twinkling stars and He knows how many there are. Not approximately, not an estimate, but the exact number. He also has an roster, and these stars have perfect attendance. Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing. Our God is an amazing God. He is worthy of unreserved worship.
As we look at the stars in the sky, let’s raise our hands to praise the all-powerful, mighty, self-existing, eternal, infinite Creator. What looks like only tiny diamonds of light in our night sky remind us that we are small in comparison with the heavenly bodies that surround us. In Genesis 1, soon after we read “He made the stars also”, there are three entire verses dedicated to the creation of human beings. God pauses and carefully molds the first human. He breathes into him the breath of life. We are the pinnacle of God’s creation. God could have been content with creating nothing. He could have been content with creating plants, animals, and heavenly wonders. But he didn’t stop there. He created image bearers to carry his name and reflect his character. Our God is an amazing God. He is worthy of our humble service. God doesn’t need us. But he delighted to create us. And he created us even though he knew we would reject his love and try to be little gods in our own little universes. God responded to humans’ rebellion with the curse of death. But God didn’t leave them without hope or light. He followed the curse with a promise. One day, his Son would take on the weakness of their flesh, perfectly obey, and die an undeserved death. He took the shame and guilt that should be ours and nailed it to the cross. He yielded his life so that we could be restored to fellowship with our Creator. Then demonstrated victory over the curse of death by rising to life again. Because he did not spare his own Son we know that he will freely give us everything we need. Our God is an amazing God. He is worthy of our unwavering trust. When we look at the stars, we wonder “Why do you care for us?” (Psalm 8:3-4). Then we should respond with unreserved worship, humble service, and unwavering trust. See also: Winter Glory
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