One of my favourite Psalms is no. 121 – it reminds me of the mountains (v. 1) and where my hope comes from (v. 2).
But recently these verses have jumped out:
“The Lord watches over you –
the Lord is your shade at your right hand;
The sun will not harm you by day,
nor the moon by night.”
– Ps. 121:5-6 (NIV) –
The Earth is basically one huge molten furnace with an iron and nickel core. And although we’re oblivious to this while going about our lives on the surface, we couldn’t survive without it.
The iron and nickel create a magnetic field around our planet that stretches into the atmosphere and beyond, creating an invisible shield that protects us from 98% of the Sun’s radiation. If it wasn’t there we’d be frazzled and fried! No life would survive.
So when Psalm 121 says, “The sun will not harm you by day,” it’s taken on a new meaning for me. It’s not just that we might get sunburned or develop a melanoma from soaking up those rays.
No.
God created this protective shield so we could live.
When the sun’s rays hit the magnetic shield, you can sometimes see the radiation dancing across the sky in streaks and flashes of colour – the Aurora (Northern or Southern Lights).
Not only has He supplied protection, but He also made it beautiful.
What an awesome God 😁