Speechless

"THE HEAVENS declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork. Day after day pours forth speech,night after night pours forth knowledge. There is no speech nor spoken word [from the stars]; their voice is not heard. Yet their voice [in evidence] goes through all the earth." Psalm 19:1-4a (Amplified)

       I can see the Psalmist writing this passage as he sits outside gazing at the night sky. He must have been overwhelmed by the sights he could see. The stars in the midnight sky going on endlessly for miles and miles just enough to captivate his mind and his soul leaving him speechless. He couldn't help but ascribe all this greatness to the creator of all things as he would say that the heavens speak forth the amazing glory of an Almighty God.

       When was the last time we let our surroundings captivate us in such a way? When has gazing at the heavens or the landscape of the earth given us pause? If it has been too long, take some time and enjoy the canvas of a sunset, the beauty of majestic mountains, or the ripple of the sea. Why? It re-calibrates our focus and show us God's power in each of those things. Not only that... it will raise in us a semblance of gratefulness that though these things were created by God so were we. If the thought of us being included in sunsets and deep blue seas doesn't captivate our senses...I don't know what will.