The Supermoon and Supernatural Wonders

From Psalm 8, we get some insight into the divine order of the universe:
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:
7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
 
So the Psalmist thinks about this wonderful, mighty Creator God, who is the initiator and designer of the universe, and He has set the worlds in motion, and given humanity a critical role - we are crowned with glory and honor and we are called to be custodians of nature.   What a glorious God we serve, and as we gaze at the natural wonders of creation, we can be reminded that it is He who is not only Creator of the universe, but the One who has designed us in His image.
 
Here are the words of Joel chapter 2:
29 Even on my servants, both men and women, I will pour out my Spirit in those days.
30 I will show wonders in the heavens and on the earth, blood and fire and billows of smoke.
31 The sun will be turned to darkness and the moon to blood before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD.
32 And everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved
 
The Bible reminds us that in the last days, there will be an outpouring of God's Spirit, and there are many, including the participants in the National Day of Prayer and the One Cry Prayer Summit last week, who are crying for a dramatic move of God's Holy Spirit, to bring spiritual awakening, beginning in each of our hearts.   As the time draws near, we are also promised that there will be drama in the heavens and on the earth before He comes.   This will usher in an unprecendented time of people calling out to Jesus to save them.

The spectacular displays in the skies can remind us that there is Someone greater than ourselves - that we have been placed on this earth, in a unique spot in the cosmos, in order that we might glorify our Lord.  

This past weekend, we observed the so-called "supermoon", the biggest and brightest full moon of the year.

At 11:34 p.m. Eastern Time Saturday night, the moon was about 221,802 miles from Earth. That’s about 15,300 miles closer than average.   That makes the moon look about 15% larger, and will look even larger the closer that the moon is to the horizon.

And, those displays remind us that there will come a day when the heavens will be full of wonders.   Jesus talked about it in Matthew 24:
27 For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes to the west, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be... 29 "Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. 30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.

We can be confident that if we have called upon the name of the Lord and we are saved, that we will be with Jesus, safe in His arms and secure in His presence.   We have the promise of eternity in heaven with Christ, and even though this earth is passing away, we know that we will always be with Him.