The Bullet of Scale: The Perfect Instrument (Part 3)
Only 6,000 stars are visible from the earth with the naked eye. The most visible from any one location is 2,000. No human equipped with only his “natural ability” would conclude that stars number in the thousands. He could smugly denounce any view that there might be millions with the skeptical retort of “show me!”
Until some “super natural” ability presented itself man would be confined to the limitations of his naked eye. With the development of the telescope, however, we now know that stars are not numbered in the thousands but in trillions. Statistical calculations by astronomers indicate there are at least 100 trillion stars. That’s 100 with 10 zeros after it. There are between one billion and tour trillion stars in a galaxy with the number of galaxies numbered at ten billion! What does puny little man with his “naked eye” know of all that?
Man’s “naked soul” can never see the true reality and glory of life unless some “supernatural Spiritual telescope” falls into his hands. The Father has made us a gift of such an “instrument” … Jesus Christ!
An honest and continuous “look” at Him will reveal to all earnest seekers the wonder and greatness of the living God! It’s an intoxicating experience and the closer you get the bigger He is!!!
Picture credit: “Geologist Elliot Morris at eyepiece of newly completed telescope,” USGS photo P879B, F1221. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1190, Figure 010c.
Image file: /htmllib/btch545/btch545j/btch545z/pap0010c.jpg
Only 6,000 stars are visible from the earth with the naked eye. The most visible from any one location is 2,000. No human equipped with only his “natural ability” would conclude that stars number in the thousands. He could smugly denounce any view that there might be millions with the skeptical retort of “show me!”
Until some “super natural” ability presented itself man would be confined to the limitations of his naked eye. With the development of the telescope, however, we now know that stars are not numbered in the thousands but in trillions. Statistical calculations by astronomers indicate there are at least 100 trillion stars. That’s 100 with 10 zeros after it. There are between one billion and tour trillion stars in a galaxy with the number of galaxies numbered at ten billion! What does puny little man with his “naked eye” know of all that?
Man’s “naked soul” can never see the true reality and glory of life unless some “supernatural Spiritual telescope” falls into his hands. The Father has made us a gift of such an “instrument” … Jesus Christ!
An honest and continuous “look” at Him will reveal to all earnest seekers the wonder and greatness of the living God! It’s an intoxicating experience and the closer you get the bigger He is!!!
Picture credit: “Geologist Elliot Morris at eyepiece of newly completed telescope,” USGS photo P879B, F1221. USGS Open-File Report 2005-1190, Figure 010c.
Image file: /htmllib/btch545/btch545j/btch545z/pap0010c.jpg
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