His Firmament

"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows and proclaims His handiwork ." Psalm 19:1

Whether the sky is -
at first light as the sun appears, rising in the east, proclaiming the start of a new day;
awash with puffy white clouds and a myriad of blue shades;
ominous with shades of gray and black announcing a storm to come;
gorgeous with yellows, oranges and pinks as the sun sinks in the west or transformed as if lit with twinkle lights as night falls upon the earth.

God's masterpiece.

"In the beginning God (prepared, formed, and) created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was without form and an empty waste, and darkness was upon the face of the very great deep.  ..and God said let there be light.  And God saw that the light was good (suitable, pleasant) and He approved it; and God separated the light from the darkness.  And God called the light day and the darkness He called Night.  And there was evening and there was morning one day.  And God said let there be a firmament (the expanse of the sky)...and God made the firmament (the expanse) and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse.  And it was so.  And God called the firmament Heavens.  And there was evening and there was morning, a second day. (Gen. 1: 1-8)

Amazing Love!  How can it be?  This partial lyric from Billy James Foote's worship song  comes to mind to describe Creation's mind boggling effect on this ordinary woman.  Mind boggling and comforting and affirming all in one!
This God, Elohim, El Elyon, is majestic in power and unsurpassed in creativity!

Picking up at the close of day three ...

"And God said, let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be signs and tokens (of God's provident care), and (to mark) seasons, days, and years.  And let them be lights in the expanse of the sky to give light upon the earth.  And it was so.  And God made the two great lights - the greater light (the sun) to rule the day and the lesser light (the moon) to rule the night.  He also made the stars.  And God set them in the expanse of the heavens to give light upon the earth.  To rule over the day and over the night and to separate the light from the darkness.  And God saw that it was good (fitting,pleasant) and He approved it.  And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day. (Gen. 1:14-19)

Purposefully, thoughtfully, lovingly, and perfectly He spoke these things into being.

The wonderous part is He  had you and me in mind before He spoke this masterpiece into space.

Tonight I will have a fresh appreciation for the night sky.