July 25, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, July 25.
Last night I did something I've never done before. It was three a.m. and I had had a visit from insomnia, a frequent visitor since I turned left at middle age. This time, however, instead of turning on the TV, or turning over and trying to get back to sleep, I decided to go outside.
Not a bad idea, considering the heat index lately. Three a.m. is a cool oasis in the middle of a July desert. And so, I went out to "the South Forty". It's an acre of grass at the back of my property, a good croquet court, when it's not so hot. I call it the south forty because it makes this city boy sound more like a country boy, as in, "this morning I plowed the south forty".
But last night, instead of plowing, I plopped down and looked up at the stars. I've never been much of a stargazer, living most of my life in Houston and Dallas, where starlight has to compete with all the city lights. But East Texas boasts some spectacular stars, and last night, clear and moonless, was spectacular.
When you're standing upright, the sky seems to be a canopy, a covering over our world. But when you lie down and look up, it becomes a world of its own, an endless, amazing, breathtaking world, a world that makes us feel very, very small. A world that makes our Creator seem very, very big.
Isaiah 40:26 - 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.
Psalm 19:1 - The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
Meet you back here tomorrow,
Bro. David
dmathis@fbccenter.org
