Genesis 1:16 “…and he made the stars also.”
Think about it. When we see images like the one above of the Crab Nebula, we’re blown away that something made of gas can look like that. But the way it’s written in the modern English Bible, stars almost seem like an afterthought for God. Not an “oh, yeah, I forgot about these” kind of afterthought, but an “I know they’ll get a kick out of looking at these” kind of thought. It blows my mind to think about how far away stars really are and how I love driving through dark areas where I can see a lot of stars. I can’t comprehend that what I see as little twinkling specs in the sky are actually things like this image.
When God created man, it took a lot more than a short phrase. We were created in HIS image. We were created to be so much more than something to look at. The complexity of a human being is far superior to stars. And yet we don’t always think or act that way. God made the stars for us to enjoy. God made us to enjoy Him.
Will you be just a star this year or something so much greater than a star? A child of God living to bring glory to Him so that we may enjoy Him more than we can imagine.