The Sombrero Galaxy

The next time you look at the sun, our closest star, imagine this. Imagine a cluster of stars made up of 100,000 to 1, 000, 000 suns. Imagine if you can more than 2,000 of these massive clusters grouped together. That’s ten times the number of star clusters found in the Milky Way. And that’s the Sombrero Galaxy. Traveling at the speed of light (186,000 mile per second), it would only take you 28 million years to reach the Sombrero Galaxy. Once there, it would only take you 50 thousand years, traveling at that speed, to get from one end of the galaxy to the other.

These astronomical figures are hard to imagine, aren’t they? Now, take a moment to consider this. “He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name. Great is our Lord and mighty in power; His understanding has no limit” (Psalm 147:4-5). The God who made the heavens and the earth and all they contain also made you; and one-day you will stand before Him. To measure massive distances, we use the speed of light. How will you measure up when you stand before the God who created light? There’s one way to find out.

Measure yourself by the standard of God’s Law. Have you ever lied? Have you ever stolen? Have you ever taken God’s name in vain? Have you ever murdered in your heart by hating another person or by being angry without cause? Then, according to God’s perfect and holy standard, you are a lying, thieving, blasphemous, murderer at heart. The Bible says, “It is a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31)—the God who holds the heavens in the palm of His hand.

If God finds you guilty of breaking His Law, then He must punish you. And the punishment for sinning against God is eternity in hell. Although this is tragic, there is good news!

God the Father sent His sinless Son, Jesus Christ (God in the flesh), to take upon Himself the punishment you rightly deserve for your sins against God when He shed His innocent blood and died on the cross. Three days later he forever defeated death when He rose from the grave. So, what must you do to be saved from God’s wrath and judgment? Recognize that you cannot save yourself. Repent (turn away from your sins) and put your trust and faith in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation. You will pass from death into life and receive the free gift of eternal life.

The God who created you; the God who created the heavens and the earth is the only God who can save you. Please consider these things carefully. Repent and believe the gospel of Jesus Christ. Read the Bible every day and obey what it says.