Monday, July 4, 2011

The Sun

"The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth
 from the rising of the sun to its setting." Psalm 50:1 (ESV). 
   Yesterday (July 3rd) was an odd day. There seemed to be an immense cloud engulfing Las Vegas. It was hard to overlook the town, due to this cloud. This cloud, however, brought about an amazing sunset. The sky turned orange. I jokingly said to my parents, "Hey! Maybe today is rapture day?" The reason I said this was because the sky was just so incredibly weird. It was phenomenal. My mom called it a "phenomena." Truly the best word for it. This got me thinking of how incredible and magnificent our God is and His "phenomenal" creation. Starting with the sun. 
Picture of the sun yesterday.
   In the very beginning of time, God created the wonderful sun. Genesis 1:16 tells, "And God made the two great lights--the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night--and the stars" (ESV). 
   The sun and other parts of God's creation can be taken for granted. We always know that the sun is going to rise the next morning. It's always there. We, on earth, revolve around it. Woop-de-doo. But think about it. God placed us humans at a perfect position in the heart of a galaxy--at just the perfect position from the sun. This sun provides multiple things: light, heat, energy...and often taken for granted--beauty. How great is our God to give us such a wonderful thing.
Sunset in Atlantic City, NJ. And yes, the sky did turn red.
   Now, please let me say before I end this blog, I am not trying to praise the sun. All the praise goes to God. He did make the sun. 
Philadelphia, PA.
   Now! I want to hear from you! If you have any pictures of the sun that you took, and you really like, feel free to send me a picture! Or you can post a link at the bottom of this thingy. 
   Oh! And Happy Independence Day, y'all :)
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5 comments:

  1. BeckyJuly 4, 2011 at 3:23 PM

    WOW MYLES! These are wonderful shots! Excellent captures.

    All my praises go to our Creator!

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  2. Wil SensingJuly 5, 2011 at 2:20 PM

    PABLO. THESE ARE INCREDIBLE. the second one with the bird is amazhing. :)

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  3. RooJuly 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM

    See, heat and energy is what I'd usually think of when I think of the sun. That's me being my practical self. When it comes to things that serve as many purposes as the sun does, it's sometimes hard to think of it being useful for its beauty, but you're completely right. We should appreciate that part of it too. =)

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  4. RooJuly 5, 2011 at 9:53 PM

    Oh, and happy Independence Day!

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  5. MaddieJuly 7, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    So you go months without posting and then you think you can just spring this "sunny" praise post on us? (see what I did there? :)

    I guess I won't hold it against you. You did let me kill you once or twice in SC :P

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