Whenever I begin to lose the awareness of God's importance and magnitude in my life, there is one thing that continually reminds me of the awe-demanding power of God. Every time I observe the heavens - the clouds, stars, sun and moon - I am reminded of my utter smallness in the universe; I am reminded of my "cosmic specialness." That God would create a massive universe, the ends of which we have not discovered, despite our state of technology, and within that universe he would place a small planet, suspended in space, held in perfect harmony with the rest of creation so as to support the life of his children, is purely astounding to me.
I cannot look at the sky and convince myself that it all happened by chance. I cannot support than the 6 billion people on earth are here purely by accident. In the same way that I do not find a watch on the sidewalk and wonder "what elements had to combine to create this", but instead wonder "who's hands created such a marvel," I look upon the earth and the heavens and cannot fight my natural instinct to afford such a marvel to Someone's hands. The natural imprint of people (especially children) is to credit wonders such as creation to a Maker; I hear children ask "Who made the world."
The sun and the moon have worked more in my heart than many teachings or studies that I have observed. Silently, their light has moved my heart to much extent and has solidified much of my faith. When I look on the sun in the day, I am reminded of the blazing glory of the Creator, and how he cannot be contained or boxed in, for his power is too great; when I look on the moon, I am quietly humbled and reminded that my life may be small, but I have been called to fulfill a purpose great enough to be noticed by the Creator of the universe.
Regardless of how small I may be, how clumsy my words, or how broken my spirit, I know one thing: that I have been called to be a child of the great Creator, who crafted the universe to reflect his glory, and placed his children in a small part of it to rule. Who am I to reject this call? I, a little man on a small planet in a huge universe; one of 7 billion. I am not the smartest, or the strongest, or the wisest, or the holiest, but the Great Calling can be fulfilled by me, as well as every other person.
Great rewards await those who will answer the call.
Will you?
