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‘Once Upon A Time….’ are often the first words to a made up story. 
In many ways the end for us as believers is simply, the beginning.
We are at the Beginning of the annual scripture readings followed throughout Israel. They start following the last of the Biblical 7 Appointed Times of God / 7 Feasts of Israel, looked at in previous post.
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This is a perfect time to remember the first word of our real HIStory is B’RESHITE, or the more familiar GENESIS.
It is Pronounced be-re-sheet and means,
In The Beginning.
However, it means much more than beginning it means at the start of or ‘at the head of all things’ in the sense that it is the beginning, but also infers
that
the Head Creator planned each step
which
began as a
THOUGHT.
Here the Mystery of The Gospel is within Genesis.
Also spelled Bereshit, Bereishit, Bereishis, B’reshith, Beresheet, or Bereishees.
It is most appropriately the title of the first weekly Bible scripture reading or Torah Portion, which in Hebrew it is called, The Parashah.
Sometimes titled Sefer Rishon – the First Book or Sefer Ben’at Ha’olam – The Book of the Creation of the world.
For readers convenience all the scripture references (Torah Portions) to follow through the Bible in a year are listed on a single page and can be accessed from MMM Homepage or https://www.minimannamoments.com/weekly-readings-to-take-us-through-the-bible-in-a-year/
The first letter B 
at the Beginning of this word gives revelation.
Literally: Son God Destroy Hand Cross!
B in the Hebrew alphabet (aleph-bet) is the letter Bet
Bet means house and its shape is composed of three Vav’s
which add up to the number 18
(Every Hebrew letter also has a numerical value see charts and information also available on Home page or click on the links below:)
the same value for the word chai or life.
Chai, (living / ḥay) is a Hebrew word that figures prominently in the culture of modern Israel; the Hebrew letters of the word are often used as a visual symbol.
The word is made up of two letters of the Hebrew Alphabet – forming the word chai – ח Chet and י Yod , 
meaning: life, alive, or living.
The most common spelling in Latin script is Chai. (Tea lovers may notice the name of their favorite drink!)
In Hebrew, the related word chaya means living thing or animal, and is derived from the Hebrew word chai (חי), meaning life.
The Jewish toast is l’chaim, to life.
Chaya feminine, Chayim masculine
The house of creation is then the life of the universe. Bet also has a pre-fixative function meaning ‘in’.
Suggesting God’s intention of abiding within the realm of creation.
In this first weeks schedule, the portion opens with this statement about the creative activity of God.
In the beginning God created the heavens and earth Genesis 1:1
The Scriptures actually begin not from the 1st person perspective of some man’s understanding of God but from an omniscient 3rd person perspective, a voice (קול) (sound, voice, noise pronounced Kol),
that reveals the glorious power that created the entire cosmos by means of His Word. דבריו
John 1:1-3 In the Genesis was the WORD and the Word was with God and the Word was God He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:14 The Word Became Flesh and dwelt among us.
Proverbs 3:19 By wisdom the Lord laid the earth’s foundations, by understanding he set the heavens in place;
The very 1st verse reveals the nature of God as being triune, which is also indicated where the plural form of The Name is used as Elohim with the singular verb used bara. Meaning, He, (God), created.
Later in verse 26 we read 
(Hebrew reads from right to left)
and it’s a direct quotation from Elohim that uses plural personal pronouns.
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Va•yo•mer Elohim na•a•se a•dam be•tzal•me•noo kid•moo•te•noo ve•yir•doo vid•gat ha•yam oov•of ha•sha•ma•yim oo•va•be•he•ma oov•chol-ha•a•retz oov•chol-ha•re•mes ha•ro•mes al-ha•a•retz.
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And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.
Stopping for a moment to realize what a breathtaking statement this is in the opening line of the Scripture. We also see it is shrouded in mystery as the Bible describes how Elohim created the universe
yesh me’ayin יש מעיין
(ex nililo-) לשעבר
(over a 6 day period,)
out of מתוך nothingness האין .
Who else can create out of nothingness?
The end of this action was a stunning creation of a human being–
betzelem elohim 
in the image of Elohim אלוקים Himself.
בצלם אלוקים
The introduction to the 1st day of creation is with a vision of the Earth as להם זכויות tohu vavohu 
ווהו טוהו without form and void,
and the spirit of Elohim is seen hovering over the waters.
Following this we read the first direct quotation of Elohim:– Yehi Or!
Let there be light! 
We are then told that Elohim saw that the light was good (tuv טוב), and He separated it from the darkness (חושך choshekh), adding that Elohim called the light 
(אור or), day (יום Yom la or) and the darkness (חושך choshekh), night (לילה lay’lah).
This was the ending of the 1st day.
Here is another great mystery – the mystery of the 1st day. It suggests some sort of divine designation of good and evil, light and darkness, 
connected to the creation and division of time.
Before He created the specific Light/Or,
it was the Shekinah Glory of God 
The criteria for determining the start of each day is at Sundown / erev rather than at sunrise / boker. 
In Israel today and everything to do with the Hebraic Jewish calendar is based on this scripture that Elohim declared.
And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. Vaihi erev vaihi voker yom echad.
It should give us pause to question why it was ever changed, especially if we believe that God always knows best!
A brief overview of the following days:
Genesis 1:1–2:3 
Dividing the upper waters from the lower waters Elohim formed the canopy (חופה) above the Earth.
Some scholars believe that the waters above were in the form of solid ice! 
We know outer space is freezing cold and even from a commercial plane at 36,000 feet and the outside temperature at that height is -57° C (-71° F)!
This may also explain another suggestion that before the flood, the sky above looked more pink than blue from earths surface. 
The thick layer of ice may have caused the suns rays to reflect through it as a prism altering it.
On the 2nd day and called the physical canopy heaven (שָׁמַיִם Sha•ma•yim).
Va•yik•ra Elohim la•ra•kia Sha•ma•yim
On day 3, He set the boundaries of the land (ארץ eretz) and seas (יםמי Yahm) and called forth trees and seed bearing vegetation from the earth.
Elohim fixed the position of the Sun, Moon and stars on the 4th day as a way to establish both the times and seasons (יםדענמ), (including His 7 Appointed Times/Feasts), and to be a source of illumination to the earth.
On the 5th day, the fish birds and reptiles were created and received the first personal blessing from Elohim.
On day 6 Elohim created land animals and finally a human being (betzelem elohim בצלם אלוקים) from the dust of the earth. Dust (ah-vahk קבא)
His sanctified the 7th day as He ceased His work and designated it as a day of rest.
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Vay•chal Elohim ba•yom hash•vi•ee me•lach•to asher asa va•yish•bot ba•yom hash•vi•ee mi•kol-me•lach•to asher asa.
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And on the seventh day God ended His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
The word Shabbat is derived from this word. 
In Genesis 2: we are given a closer look at the creation of Adam and that Elohim also has a personal name
YHVH הוהי yod hay vav hay 
the sacred name of God, 
that is, the Lord.
Literally: Son God Destroy Hand Cross!
For many scholars it is generally believed that Elohim is the name given as the creator of the universe. 
This name implies justice and power where as His personal name expresses the idea of the Creator’s closeness to us.
This can be better explained where we read that it is YHVH who breathed into Adam’s nostrils the breath of life to become a living soul, (betzelem elohim)
formed him from the dust of the earth. 
Va•yi•tzer Adonai Elohim et-ha•adam afar min-ha•ada•ma va•yi•pach be•a•pav nish•mat cha•yim vay•hi ha•adam le•ne•fesh cha•ya.
And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils (מ ש) the breath of life; 
and man became a living soul.
The life-force is not a result of organic material, it is from God. Neshemah chayim = breath of life.
Chayyim is plural (literally lives, not life) Elohim is plural.
Are Soul and Spirit the same thing?
Chayyim hints that God put into Humans more than one kind of life.
From Mary’s physical body she put forth a song of Praise in Luke 1:46-47 And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior.
Nephesh = breath. This cannot be the plural of majesty – it must be the plural man? God breathed lives into Adam? Breath and being are a supernatural thing, and they come from God, outside our three dimensional realm. Evolution teaches against this concept, that life is an accident. Microbes, germs, etc – are not included with animals in the animal kingdom. Food for thought!
Va•yi•ta Adonai Elohim gan-be•Eden mi•ke•dem va•ya•sem sham et-ha•adam asher ya•tzar
and the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man 
whom he had formed.
In the Garden of Eden 
(Gan Eden)
was
the tree of life (etz ha-chayim)
as well as the tree 
of knowledge of good and evil
(etz ha-da’at tov vara).
Adam’s first responsibility before the Lord, was to work and guard the garden and to refrain from eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
He was originally created as a single individual however the Lord, (YHVH הוהי yod hay vav hay /The Name/ Hashem), decided it was not good for him to be alone, so He had all of the animals pass before Adam to see what he would call them. 
Adam’s ability to name them was by divine inspiration, as he incorporated in their name a subtle description of their very essence, characteristics and functions. Example below: 
Genesis 2:19-20 “And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them:
and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field;” … (KJV)
This all happens before the creation of Eve in Genesis 2:22 and before the fall as described in Genesis 3:6
Looking in Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary at a few Biblical Hebrew names for common animals we find;
Thus we see that the names derive from observable physical characteristics of the animals or their observable behaviors. The cormorant is named due to its diving into the water in pursuit of its prey.
Following this amazing feat, none of the animals were a match for Adam so the Lord put him into a very deep sleep
and built a woman from his side so that
she would be a helper in front of him. Ezer kenegdo.
According to scripture when he woke up, Adam was very happy and called her Ishah and they became one flesh basar echad as the very first marriage ceremony took place on earth.
Shortly after 3:1 we are introduced to the serpent na•chash נָחָשׁ as the shrewdest of animals which the Lord created.
The Scripture tells us the first thing the serpent said, was by way of hissing at eve the haunting question – did God really say you shall not eat of any tree in the garden?
Tree of Life – Etz Chaim
She answered correctly. Omitting the deadly consequences concerning the fruit of the tree of the knowledge good and evil, the hissing serpent implied that the Lord was keeping from them special insight that would cause them to be as gods.
So began the downward spiral into evil… (which is interesting if spelt backwards, is live! The word evil means literally, out of harmony with God.)
The tactics he used on her have not changed in 6000+ years. First she believed the lie, which involves our mind and our thinking. Second by looking at the fruit, she used her sight and then the action, as she took it from the tree. Lastly, in eating the fruit it resulted in the sin, which was a direct violation of God’s instruction to them. She was not alone as the Scriptures tell, Adam was with her at this time and knowingly ate the fruit offered to him.
We often hear this action called the fall of man. It was in fact of enormous consequence, being an act of treason against God’s will, it resulted in them being expelled from the garden immediately 
and mankind came under God’s curse with the ultimate judgment being – death.
The entrance to the garden and access to the tree of life was guarded by Cherubim with flaming swords so they would not eat and live forever in a fallen state.
The serpent also had judgment pronounced upon him. In doing so, the Lord prophesied that a struggle for the fate of the human race would follow. Being represented by the serpent, Satan שטן (from the Hebrew word adversary) now had illegal rights to humanity as they were now under a divine curse.
But God had promised to reverse the curse by means of the seed זרע Zera the Messiah משיח the Anointed One who would crush the head of the serpent and restore mankind to his original position. The Bible comprises the complete story of redemption and describes the cosmic war to reverse the curse by means of the seed of the woman who would come and to deliver humanity from the clutches of sin and death.
The story continues citing some of the consequences of sin. How Cain murders his younger brother Abel הבל in a fit of jealous anger and is banished from his family.
Abel is a biblical forename which may derive from the Hebrew Hebel, itself derived from hevel (breath or vapour), or from the Assyrian for son.
We are told of some of the descendants of Cain (קין Kayin) who followed in his evil ways, (evil = out of harmony with God), that we also hear of Adam and Eve’s third son Seth, סת meaning, compensation. Their descendants began to call on the name of the Lord and Seth had a son named Enosh ענוסה which means man, and is a clear reference of the coming bar enash / בן אדם or son of man. Daniel 7:13
Notably the 10th generation descendant of Seth was Noah נח Noe or Noach = rest
John 1:1–14 reminds us again that it is very clearly a reference to the opening words of Genesis and John identifies Jesus/Yeshua as the Word (devar מִלָּה ) of God Elohim. (Word of God מילת אלוהים) and points to the fact that He was the creative power whose command cause the entire universe to come into existence. 
He Jesus/Yeshua is the true light from God, אור אמיתי מאלוהים
the Promised One who would bring truth to all the nations of the Earth and would be the fulfillment of the mission of Israel by giving birth to the seed of promise. 
The person of Jesus/Yeshua was the promised seed Jesus/Yeshua ben Yosef /Joseph עישו בן יוסף the Son of the Father full of Grace and Truth, and even though His own people rejected Him… it is only a temporary situation which will end and all Israel will turn to Him and be saved. Romans 9:11.
This is the secret plan of YHVH.
Jesus is the mystery of the ages that God set in place, the secret plan and seed He planted in genesis (the first beginning) that He would send Himself as the Redeemer as the seed of the woman Who would crush satans head. The plan of redemption both began and ended when Jesus died over 2000 years ago, the mystery of the gospel, the Word of God, became flesh and died in our place to redeem all mankind from Adams sin, the fall. And as scripture records, if satan had known the outcome he would not have crucified the Lord of Glory. He is outwitted and defeated.
Before that happens the opportunity remains for all people to become the children of God by ילדים של אלוהים personally receiving Jesus as their Savior Lord and King. Make sure we and our families have made this important decision, for once an individual accepts this invitation they become grafted into the original covenant blessing that was given to Israel.
Another fascinating revelation can be seen in the letters YHVH and their meanings from the paleo Hebrew letters and a prophetic connection to Messiahs future death.
because even
We have been given the Word/Torah of Truth and the life of eternity He has implanted within us. Eternity is in our hearts in the very essence of the spirit He breathed into the red dirt that He had formed into a human soul.
There are many genesis, not just one beginning, and as one phase comes to a conclusion it simply makes way for the new beginning.
The end of His story is the (genesis) beginning, for He is the beginning (genesis) and the end… Are we ready for our next GENESIS?
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just simply over the moon?
Animation above shows moons shadow cast on earths spinning surface.
The previous post focused on the smallest components and patterns in the most intricate of God’s creations.
Time to look up once more.
Our worldview is rooted in our limited comprehension of the earth around us and depends very much from what vantage point we are viewing everything. Many things affect our outlook, such as the position of our dwelling place, the location and calibre of our lifestyle, as well as how we observe and process information, and interact with the world around us.
For one moment instead of thinking of ourselves standing on the earth looking up at the stars in the sky; embrace the reality that from any point on the surface, we are in fact actually staring down into the infinite abyss of the universe, with only gravity holding us to the surface of the earth.
(That’s where we instinctively reach for a seatbelt!)
Every day we see the sun and almost every day we see the moon;
this is because God said in Genesis 1:14 that He created the sun, (greater light) for day and the moon, (the lesser light) for night, for the seasons and for a way to measure and count the days, months and years.
After the Exodus God set the Israelites back on a lunar calendar to help them leave behind the Egyptian sun worship and solar based calendar.
The size of our Earth and Moon in comparison to our Star, the Sun.
Today our calendar is again solar-based. It is named after Pope Gregory XIII, who introduced it in October 1582, (which is not all that long ago). The Gregorian calendar is internationally the most widely used civil calendar. It was adopted from the Julian calendar involving a correction to the length of a year. The reform was adopted initially by the Catholic countries of Europe. The last European country to adopt the reform was Greece, in 1923.
The Gregorian reform contained two parts: a reform of the Julian calendar as used prior to Pope Gregory XIII’s time and a reform of the lunar cycle used by the Church, with the Julian calendar, to calculate the date of Passover, (Easter).
From the lunar month cycle he extended the days of each of the 12 months and it is there that we lost the Lord’s original set days which were based on the lunar moon cycle.
The orbits of the Earth and Moon around our star can be accurately forecast and thus depended upon to give those observing it a specific time each year.
Until the printing press and almanacs became available, the phases of the moon were the only worldwide source of seasonal information for agricultural/farming and planning ahead. Nowadays we hardly notice the phases of the moon as we rely so much on modern technology.
ECLIPSE FEVER IS TAKING AMERICA BY STORM AND EVERYONE IS, ‘SEEING STARS’ AND IN THIS CASE our moon is PASSING IN FRONT OF OUR VERY OWN STAR, the sun.
In less than a month, on 21st August, the orbital paths of the earth and moon will converge during the daytime. As the moons orbit takes it between the earth and the sun, its relative distance will block out the sun for a short period of time as its shadow transverses the surface of the earth. It will only be seen along the mapped path above.
There is much excitement about the upcoming heavenly spectacle. For the first time in 100 years (99 to be exact) that an eclipse can be seen over a 70 mile wide track by people living in the continental United States.
Eclipses occur more frequently than every 100 years and are seen more commonly from other locations due to the orbital path of the moon.
Having experienced several, it is indeed a unique experience and very strange, as the moons mass passes between earth and the sun and blocks the suns brilliant light from reaching our planet. 
Then daylight turns to dusk and the birds stop singing.
All of nature thinks that it’s night-time and there is an eerie silence.
But it doesn’t last long!
The brevity is rooted in the movement of the dark shadow of the moon known as the umbra. When you are inside the umbra, the entire solar disk of the sun appears to be covered by the dark disk of the moon.
In short the moons umbral shadow will take a leisurely trek across the USA covering 2,496 miles (4,017KM)
It will take just 90.7 minutes for the moon to pass fully across the sun, whizzing by at an average speed of 1,651 mph (2657km)/h.
During its path across the sun, the moon allows the corona of the sun to glint briefly looking like a gigantic diamond ring in the sky.
A corona is an aura of plasma that surrounds the sun and other stars.
The Sun’s corona extends MILLIONS of miles/kilometres into space and is most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but it is also observable with a coronagraph.
The word “corona” is a Latin word meaning “crown”, from the Ancient Greek κορώνη.
The diamond-ring effect occurs both at the beginning and end of totality.
Second diamond-ring effect at end of totality August 11, 1999 during a total solar eclipse.
Where the last rays of sunlight pass through the valleys on the moon’s limb, and the faint corona around the sun is just becoming visible, this is when it resembles a ring with glittering diamonds.
It’s a most spectacular sight, which lasts only seconds.
The highly transient diamond ring effect really shows that the universe is not as static as it appears to be.
There are other stunningly visual moments during transition called Bailys Beads.
In itself the eclipse is nothing more than the heavens that God created doing exactly what He set them in place to do.
They have followed His directive for millennia and have been viewed by multiplied millions of human eyes over the centuries. The Scriptures speak of them and astronomers have mapped their orbits. All the visible constellations have names and tell the greatest story of all time. His-story.
The Scriptures tell us that God put the heavens that we see in place for signs and for seasons and Jesus reminded us of that in the book of Matthew.
In 1 Chron. 12:32 The tribe of Issachar and his children were noted for their knowledge and observations of the heavenly bodies and the times and seasons that their movements indicated. Maps were made of the heavens millennia ago, for they were a living calendar for agriculture and especially for God’s people Israel to follow His Appointed Times.
The birth of Jesus was written in the starry sky and led the Magi from the East to Him as they saw ‘His star’ in the constellations and understood it’s significance. They paid attention, should we be any less interested?
Jesus Himself told us of the signs to look for prior to His return in Matthew 24.
The Revelation of Jesus to John also speaks of many signs in the skies above.
In recent years there have been many unusual sights in the heavens. During the years 2014/5 there were four ‘blood moons’ and eclipses occurring ‘coincidentally’ on exact days of the Appointed Times of the Lord celebrated during the calendar year.
There is no specific Hebrew word meaning coincidence, as all things in the Hebraic mindset and Hebrew thought are designed and orchestrated by God/Hashem. In Hebrew nothing ‘just happens’ there is no luck, no chance, it is all by His co-ordinated design and planned from before the foundation of the world.
That being so, it may behoove us to pay attention to the skies above, look to the heavens for our redemption draws nigh. We are not told to look down and at our circumstances but encouraged to look up to where our Father exists in the heavens.
Shamayim in Hebrew (שָׁמַיִם).
In the Greek ouranos οὐρανός, οῦ, ὁ.
The Hebrew word shamayim a plural form meaning ‘heights’, ‘elevations’. It is constructed of two parts: sham (שָׁמַ) derived from Akkadian samu meaning “sky” or “lofty”, and Hebrew mayim (מַיִם) meaning “water”.
In Genesis 1:6 Elohim separated the “water from the water”. The area above the earth was filled by sky-water (sham-mayim) and the earth below was covered by sea-water (yam-mayim).
The Hebrew word for the sun is shemesh. It follows the same construction, where “shem” or “sham” (Akkadian: samu) means “sky” and esh (Akkadian: ish) means “fire”, i.e. “sky-fire”.
יָרֵחַ ‘yareach’ meaning ‘moon’ Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-ray’-akh)
אָ֫רֶץ ‘eretz’ meaning ‘earth’ Phonetic Spelling: (eh’-rets)
By some scholars calculations we are in the year 5778 and other scholars say that there are some 200+ years missing from the calendar having been miscalculated by some rabbis and scribes.
If that is correct we could be nearer the year 6000-16!
It is good to remember that it’s not just 2017 years that have passed in total, that it simply the number of years since Jesus came the first time and was on the earth physically. There is some 4000 years prior to that as the story contained in scripture from Genesis began approximately 6 thousand years ago. If this is correct and we look at the reference to a day as a 1000 years; we are right in the cusp of entering the 7000th year which is symbolic of His Rest, (Shalom) indicating the start of the prophesied 1000 year reign of Messiah as He returns.
The only question is, are we ready, are we prepared for His return? Where are our hearts Focused?
It may not be in our lifetime that He returns, but what If it is?
Are these heavenly signs pointing to His soon return? Will He fulfill ‘the appointed times’ this coming September?
Even if it’s not this year, being ready and prepared spiritually is up to each individual and to make certain we have shared the good news of salvation and forgiveness through Jesus blood with everyone we can.
We looked at Israel, 70 years the nation. 50 years with Jerusalem as its capital and the significant date recently, when Jews were once again able to pray freely on the Temple Mount. We are now counting down to the first of the 3 fall Appointed Times dates and the 40 days of Teshuvah. Teshuvah is a time of repentance and soul-searching in preparation for the time of repentance that immediately precedes Rosh Hashanah.
It is always good to remember that numbers are important to the Lord and that every Hebrew letter has a numerical value. Nothing is insignificant or coincidental in God’s plan of the ages. Let as keep our eyes on the Lord and on the heavens where He is and on the apple of His eye, His beloved Israel.
Perhaps it is significant that 21st day August, day of the eclipse, is exactly one month to 21st September, which this year is Rosh Hashanah.
Jesus said no man knows the day nor the hour of his return but the Father only. Does this indicate it’s possible to know the season or the year?
All we can know for certain is what the scripture says
One thing is sure, it’s time for us to look up and away from the things that so easily draw us away from the Lord and from His presence. It’s time to focus on Him and not ourselves. We need to be as Jesus said, ‘about our father’s business’, pleasing Him by our lifestyles and our obedience to His commandments.
There’s only one sunset and its been going around the earth since God created the sun. (Gen.1:14-19)
and as you are watching that sun set…
someone on the other side of the earth is watching the exact same sun rise!
It takes the whole ocean and the moon to erase one footprint in the sand
and everything we eat is processed sunshine…
Your shadow is a confirmation that light has travelled nearly 93 million miles without interruption…
only to be prevented from reaching the ground in the last few feet by your presence! 
Consider that we have never actually been in the same place twice, as the earth and the solar system we are part of and even the entire known galaxy, are all in constant motion through space.
Not all starlight that we see is the same age, some of it possibly millions of years apart even though it reaches our eyes at the same moment.
Many of the stars we see in fact no longer exist, so we are literally looking back through time.
This being true, the night sky isn’t simply a single moment in the universe but rather a patchwork, a compendium, a compilation of countless years in the breadth of eternity. 
The Song of Solomon speaks of the bride as the moon but finishes by speaking of her as the sun. The final picture and mystery of the bride goes from moonlight to sunshine.
The moon and the sun are two different kinds of light.
The moon is a light that shines conditionally. There has to be nothing blocking its face, nothing hiding it from the sun.
The sun shines regardless of where it’s facing, or anything blocking it, because its nature is to shine.
We are the ‘bride’ and we are still in the moon phase, reflecting our Saviour’s glorious light.
We’re rejoicing, but oftentimes our joy is conditional. The real victory comes when you move from the moon stage to the sun stage. Then the light of the glory of God is coming from within our being and we have completed the transition from glory to glory.
It’s when your joy moves from being conditional to becoming unconditional, then you truly praise Him, not just when things are good, but when things look terrible – at all times.
You shine not just because things are shining around you, you shine because you are a light to the world.
That’s what a light does – it shines.
You’re the bride, and the bride begins as fair as the moon, but ends as bright as the sun.
Commit to being the light of Messiah today and shine like the sun!
(The above image of a partial eclipse in 2012 was taken by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory satellite.)
Final caveat.. although it’s tempting to stare at the sun during a solar eclipse, if you try to do so without protection, you could damage your eyes.
Shalom family and friends, be safe as you continue to enjoy the wonders of our Fathers Creation.
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How often do we look up into the night sky?
[And Ezra said], You are the Lord, You alone; You have made heaven,
(The pillars of creation)
the heaven of heavens,
with all their host,
the earth, and all that is on it, 
the seas and all that is in them;
and You preserve them all, and the hosts of heaven worship You.
And because you are the Lord every knee shall bow in the heavens and the earth and under the earth all creation shall proclaim You are Lord of all Creation You are King of the Universe….. 
We see all that your Hand has fashioned. Carina Nebula
Living in a rural area at least allows us to see the heavens after dark even without a telescope.
The Milky Way
In the busy cities, that boast they never sleep, the lights are so bright that the stars are hard to identify above the cityscape of neon glare.
If you haven’t recently, then step outside after the sun has set and allow your eyes to become accustomed to the night and look into the heavens that He has created.
You may not be able to identify or name the constellations; (I believe there’s an app for that!)
however, simply enjoy the true magnificence of His creation and the unending vastness of the heavens that stretch beyond what we can even think or imagine!
The God that sits on the throne in the eternity of eternities is concerned about us.
Wow that is something to give thanks for.
Included below are some shots of the known universe taken from the telescopes NASA, Chandra, Hubble and others.
There is nothing other than picture and scripture, for words are not able to do ample justice to the visuals in so many of them resemble images and shapes with which we are familiar. 
The light from the stars we see has taken millions of years to reach us so we are in reality looking into the distant past.
So do a spot of time traveling as you feast your eyes on the glory of the Lord who sent His Son to die in our place who loves us enough to redeem us and call us His own.
Hubble: Cross in M51 Whirlpool Galaxy
Chandra. Nebula
Cone nebula
Constellation Cepheus
Gods Heart is big and its beat is Peo-ple-peo-ple-peo-ple…
Cone nebula
Horsehead nebula
Nebula ve Galaksiler]” üzerine 65 …
The heart of worship is loving Him. Nebula IC 1805
The Eagle Nebula
NGC 2174
These are the heavens that will one day roll up like a scroll and we will see Him coming in all his glory and He will bring with Him worlds without end.
Are we ready?
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Look up!.. for your redemption draweth nigh…
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