Daniel 3:25
New International
Version (NIV)
25 He said, “Look! I see four men walking around in the fire, unbound
and unharmed, and the fourth looks like a son of the gods.”
Once or twice a year I would take several carloads of
students to a computer show in Las Vegas. We spent the day looking at the
latest innovations in the field of computers. We also marveled at the crazy lengths
exhibitors went to trying to sell us their product. They showered us with
relatively worthless gifts until everyone was walking around with a big bag of
loot.
When the show closed, we would get in our cars and go to
some casino where we could get a good meal for a very reasonable price. Then we
headed south toward home in a caravan. As the miles ticked, by everyone would
get sleepy—hopefully not the driver. South of Baker there are several exits off
the I-15 freeway that go nowhere. There are no buildings, just a dirt road
wandering off into the desert.
At the top of an exit I pulled over and stopped.
Students poured out of all the cars and ran up to me: “What’s
wrong, Dr. Clarke?” they queried.
After a minute or two to let their eyes adjust to the darkness,
I would point dramatically to the sky. “Look up!”
Their eyes turned heavenward, a unanimous awe inspired “Wow!”
escaped their lips. They were city kids. They had never seen the majesty of a
black sky with millions of stars, the Milky Way, the majesty of Orion. Like Nebuchadnezzar in front of the fiery
furnace, they would see far more than they ever knew existed. Their minds would
begin to imagine how great God and His creation really are.
Thank You, O God, for being so immeasurably greater than
our grandest concepts—and for being intimately interested in each of us.
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