Psalm 147:3–4: “He heals the brokenhearted / And binds up their wounds. / He counts the number of the stars; / He calls them all by name.”

June 1st, 2024 by Pastor Ed in devotional

This psalm should make us stop and consider more deeply the creative power of God. Genesis 1:16 says simply, “He made the stars also.” He created all of the stellar bodies, including all the stars of light. And He knows their exact number.

In late 2003, astronomers discovered the Sloan Great Wall, which they call “the largest structure in the observable universe.” It is a giant wall of galaxies, with a total length of 1.37 billion light years. This so-called super-cluster includes at least 11 galaxies and 18 quasars, which contain hundreds of billions of stars. This is certainly an amazing discovery, but it is made even more astounding when we read this psalm and realize that God has a name for every object, in every one of the galaxies in that super-cluster. But even that thought pales beside the greater truth that this same God actually cares about each person on this tiny, spinning blue marble we call earth.

Maybe this evening each of us should step out into the night air and simply look up for a few minutes at the 10,000 or so stars that we can see with the naked eye. Allowing the wonder of it to lead us to praise the Creator for who He is and how He cares for us. The Creator of the galaxies is also the Great Physician who lovingly attends to our individual needs when we submit to His Lordship. He is in the business of healing broken and wounded hearts. It doesn’t matter how complex our problem or how heavy our burden, God Almighty, the One who spoke galaxies into existence, has enough power to meet our every need today.

“LORD, we lean on You and thank You for Your loving care this day.”