Saturn Is Spectacular
Wednesday, December 7, 2022
“Meditation puts the telescope to the eye and enables us to see Jesus in a better fashion than we could have seen Him if we had lived in the days of His earthly sojourn.” – C.H. Spurgeon
A good friend of mine recently posted a picture on Facebook of himself with a gentleman whom he had just met. In the photo, they were standing next to a large wooden telescope.
“I’ve made a new friend named Charlie,” my buddy wrote. “He built this telescope with a 16-inch mirror. We are at the Ocean Grill (which is a local beachfront restaurant) looking at Saturn with amazing clarity. Come by and take a look!”
Quite a few people commented on his post, including his lovely wife who wrote, “We saw Saturn’s rings, Jupiter, and the craters of the moon.” You could almost hear the excitement in her voice as she typed the words.
The moon is 238,855 miles from Earth, whereas Jupiter is between 365 million and 601 million miles away, depending on their respective orbits. And Saturn? It is a whopping 746 million miles from Earth at its closest point, and more than one billion miles away at its farthest. And yet, Steve and Juelie were able to view all of these distant celestial bodies through a simple handmade telescope.
My friend, God gave us the Bible and, by looking through its lens, we can see a sight far more magnificent and spectacular than the moon, Jupiter, or Saturn. We can see Jesus, up close and personal, simply by reading and meditating on His Word.
All it takes is accepting an invitation similar to Steve’s. “Come by and take a look!”
“Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” Psalm 34:8 (NKJV)
- Rev. Dale M. Glading, President
