TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE: TESTIMONY OF CREATION
On Monday, April
8, 2024, there will be a total solar eclipse that will pass over North America.
It will begin in Mexico, then take a path across Texas toward the Great Lakes,
cross in to Canada at Niagra Falls, and then head out to sea past Nova Scotia.
Weather at that time of year can be unpredictable, but if the sky is clear, the view
will be AWESOME. If you are able to travel to see this event, I urge you to do
so.
Why is a post about astronomy included in a website about care-givers and chronic illness? Because it is an incredible event, and causes us to focus on the Creator, instead of ourselves, for a brief time. It is also an amazing testimony to the whole world that there is a Creator. In their booklet Get Eclipsed, Pat & Fred Espenak note:
Even though the Sun is 400 times bigger than the Moon, it is also 400 times farther away from Earth than the Moon. That means the Sun and the Moon appear the same size to us here on Earth. That incredible coincidence is why we have total solar eclipses.
Coincidence? I think not. In the entire
universe, human beings are the only ones who can see a solar eclipse and
understand what it is. Birds and animals respond to an eclipse as they would to
the approach of twilight. Although through history there were times when people
were fearful during an eclipse, the ancient Mayans and Babylonians understood
that an eclipse occurred due to the motions of the celestial bodies, and could
predict when one would happen.
A solar eclipse is a glorious statement, declaring, “THERE IS A GOD!” During Creation, God planned the size, speed, and distance of the sun, moon, and earth, so that solar eclipses happen. They demonstrate the glory of God, His awesome power and magnitude. The predictability also shows that God has provided a means for humankind to discover Him. It is His invitation to know Him. What He has written in the sky confirms what He has written in His Word. Creation confirms revelation.
The heavens declare
the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they
pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
There is no speech or
language where their voice is not heard.
Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. Psalm 19:1-4
For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse. Romans 1:20 NIV
To learn more about the solar eclipse of April 8, 2024, and
to obtain the booklet Get Eclipsed and purchase eclipse glasses
(required to safely view the eclipse), here is a good website:
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