Me: Howdy Prodigal! Watcha doing?
Prodigal: I am outside with my friend and we are looking at the stars.
Me: I always enjoyed studying about the stars and planets. I just read some interesting facts about our universe.
James Gills, M.D. writes in his book Exceeding Gratitude for the Creator’s Plan
The level of precision of the universe is 10 to the 10 to the 27th, a number that is humanly impossible to describe. The minute details of every movement of the stars, every element of the planets, every formative attribute of the Earth are precisely what is needed to sustain life, to the unfathomable degree that the most brilliant scientist could never begin to reproduce. The sheer magnitude of the universe that has been discovered to date is beyond our comprehension.
The planet Venus is the size of the Earth. But is has very long days because it takes eight months to rotate one time. And it is the only planet that is retrograde–it rotates in the opposite direction of all the others in our galaxy. As a result, its atmospheric pressure is ninety times greater than the Earth’s. The upper clouds of Venus drip sulfuric acid, and there are surface hurricane winds constantly, along with deafening thunder and lightning strikes, and a one thousand degree Fahrenheit surface temperature.
Jupiter, the largest planet in our galaxy, could hold one thousand Earths. It rotates so fast that one day is only eight hours long. It has surface winds of one thousand miles per hour. while it cannot sustain any known form of life, it performs a very important role for our Earth. If Jupiter were not placed precisely where it is, comets would strike the Earth one thousand times more frequently than they do, threatening our very existence. Saturn is the beauty queen of the Milky Way’s planets. Its gigantic rings are exquisite to behold. It contains seven hundred fifty times the volume of the Earth. Two of its moons perform an extraordinary feat. Every four years they shift in their orbits, looking as though they are about to crash into each other. But then, at the last “moment” they do a kind of “dance” and switch orbits.
You were thinking God is small and is unable to handle the demands that are on you. Well he is protecting us from comets by using Jupiter right now. He is protecting you right now by using someone else.
Romans 1:20
For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead.
Jennifer Van Allen
www.theprodigalpig.com
www.faithincounseling.org
