It was a cloudy day and yet as I looked up there was something refreshing and inspiring about it.  What is it about looking up that can stop us in our tracks?  Think about it. 

     How about a gorgeous sunny day, nothing but blue sky scattered with airplane contrails?  Or a sunny day with puffy cumulous clouds that look like cotton balls soft enough to touch?  Even on a snowy day with snowflakes drifting down from the sky, there is something mesmerizing about gazing up.   The night sky on a clear night can cause us to stop and stargaze or a beautiful autumn moon glowing like an orange ball that looks so close we would pluck it from the sky.  What is it about looking up that draws us? 

     King David was also enamored with looking up, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork” Psalm 19:1.

     Maybe looking up reminds us that there is something far greater than ourselves. There is creation beyond what we can see and feel and experience.  There is comfort in looking up that goes beyond the beauty, there is a subtle reminder of the big picture, which we so often forget. 

     When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him? Psalm 8:3-4

     The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory. Psalm 97:6

     To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! Psalm 123:1

     Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice, and let them say among the nations, “The LORD reigns!” 1 Chronicles 16:31

     Look around you; this is not all there is.  Take time today to look up… be refreshed and inspired. 

Blessings,
Diane

Diane Hunt is part of the Development and Addiction Recovery teams at America’s Keswick.  In addition to being a Biblical Counselor, she is a Women’s speaker for retreats, conferences and events.  She is a regular writer for Victory Call and one of the authors of Crossing the Jordan Bible Study. She has been married to her husband John over 28 years.  She has 2 adult children and 3 grandchildren and 3 adult step-children with 7 grandchildren making 10 in all.  She delights reading and teaching, but mostly laughing at the funny things her grandchildren say and do.