Earth and Sky

“Thus declares The Lord, who stretched out the heavens and founded the earth and formed the spirit of man within him…” Zechariah 12:1

You know the Lord is about to drop science when he introduces himself like this. He is the Craftsman of our realm—and let the realm never forget it!

Check the technique of his workmanship: he stretched, he founded, he formed. The skies above he stretched out like a tent. The stars too. The earth below he founded like a rock. And us he formed, a wondrous blend of the two.

Our souls are heaven-born; let mind and heart expand, in the knowledge and love of God, who is in heaven. Our bodies are earth-born; may flesh and blood ground us, keeping us humble in our earthly duties. And thus we will image God, and imprint his celestial beauty and order and love onto the cosmos.

And yet we have failed at this. Badly. So God came down and did it for us. Trust him today, and he will save you from your cosmic failure to reflect his glory, and he will help you begin to do it yourself, too.