Is there anyone that has never gazed up into the night sky and been curious about what is beyond our world? For a long period, people have been captivated by the sky. They have wondered about the things that move across their skies. Are there chances that stars, planets and other outer space existences affect life on earth? Science is looking into how Earth relates with space but there is more to it-is there a connection between these two does it imply divine intervention?
This article will explore the above questions from a spiritual angle so as to understand their significance when seen through eyes of faith. What may be God’s purpose with respect to His creation, where humans are concerned? We would like to take this inquiry one step further through worship instead of just science in order to acquire new thoughts from our past and what we are today within earth’s immense design.
What is out there in outer space?
The universe and everything it contains are found beyond the earth’s atmosphere. The stars, sun, and moon that we can see with our naked eyes are found within the empty gap or space around our planet which had been of interest to people for many years. Space exploration through high-tech telescopes and spacecraft has enabled scientists to discover such things as planets orbiting distant stars, pulsars as well as black holes among others.
From a religious point of view, all these things were put there by God. This viewpoint argues that the Creator set up the moon, sun and stars where they are now. These have other unexplored reasons but their roles were determined to be part of life on earth.
Does anything affect us from outside outer space?
By their positions among themselves, celestial bodies show us that they exist for purposes – aimed at influencing the earth positively. It directs the flow of sea waters (ocean tides) and defines what we call day and night in this world together with the sun. Through photosynthesis plants capture energy from sunlight, which supports all other living organisms in nature for example animals through respiration.
Interactions with the earth’s magnetic field deflects this solar wind, which is accompanied by the sun. At times, strong solar flares can interrupt communication systems. Also, objects like asteroids and comets from the outer solar system have crashed into earth before where some impacts were even thought to have global implications such as killing the dinosaurs.
It is obvious that outer space has a significant role in controlling the earth’s conditions and keeping ecological constancy. God ordered the universe in such a way that it maintains a perfect balance for complex life to develop within certain limits. From a religious standpoint, this spiritual evidence implies that heavenly bodies are meant to collide with this world made for human beings.
Do we impact outer space?
For many years man has been fascinated by stars but just recently have we gone beyond our atmosphere to gain firsthand knowledge of what exists out there in space beyond us. Through ambitious space missions we have charted other planets among galaxies far away. Communication satellites together with those used for weather forecasting revolutionized this place.
Nevertheless, our activities at low Earth orbit have also produced orbital debris – non-working satellites and fragments which are a challenge. The growing amount of garbage that threatens to damage working satellites as well as future space exploration. In this regard, people have affected God’s creation by polluting the heavens.
But basically, while science and technology can give us glimpses of the wonders above, we lack any real ability to determine what the Creator has made. Our role according to spiritual teachings is one of wise caretaker not disrupters of such carefully organized order and balance. The stars are still pretty much in their original state as intended by God; they form part of the system that sustains life on earth.
Scientific vs spiritual perspectives
Both science and religion try to answer some profound questions about how the universe began and continues to exist. What differs them are their methods and areas of competence.
Astronomy using scientific methods can observe celestial phenomena and come up with testable theories backed up by empirical data. It has significantly improved knowledge for instance in astrophysics where it describes mechanisms at larger scales.
However, science is confined to naturalistic hypotheses by its very nature. It is also not able to provide evidence for any purpose beyond the universe or prime mover of its creation. The spiritual perspective instead discerns in the precision of physical laws, interdependence of factors supporting life and vast inexplicable extent of space signs that point towards intelligent design by a higher power.
Irrespective of how far scientific discovery progresses, it will never be able to answer why the universe exists at all, why life emerged here on earth, and why the conditions are so perfectly suited to support it. Only belief in God as an uncreated creator who started everything gives a satisfactory response to this very important question.
In conclusion, there is overwhelming evidence that outer space was deliberately designed by God for impact on our planet based on the precise order and interdependence observed in His creation. From regulation of climate and seasons in our solar system to protection against radiation through planetary alignment, celestial bodies ensure habitation conditions suitable for complex organisms like human beings..
Even as science keeps exploring the marvels above, it can give no clear response about the deepest issues of life. Only a belief in an intelligent designer recognizes that there is a higher power behind the exact regulations governing everything from subatomic particles to enormous spaces between galaxies. A spiritual reading with respect to our place in the grand cosmic design or when we gaze at the night sky awestruck, reveals that we really are connected through common origin and shared design by God to stars up there.
The attached image is a cover of a book which I have read, that deals with the subject of the article. It was snapped with my phone.
This is my submission for today's prompt in the #juneinleo daily writing challenge.