Great thoughts, my friend. I stepped out on my back patio after work this morning around 1am, and the sky was unusually clear for where I live (light from our nearby city and pollution tends to muddy our view of the cosmos from my suburb). I just marveled as I always do at God's awesome creation. There is beauty, order, and structure, and time is a key function of this finite universe. I echo king David's meditation when he tilted his head towards the sky:
Psalm 19:1
New King James Version
The Perfect Revelation of the Lord
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
19 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament[a] shows [b]His handiwork.
I can't imagine how beautiful the night sky was in Israel back in David's day--billions of stars clustered together with vibrant colors mixed within the constellations and solar systems. We are not alone and are a part of something much bigger than ourselves. "...In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, / Which is like a bridegroom coming out of His chamber, / And rejoices like a strong man to run it race. / Its rising is from one end of heaven, / And its circuit to the other end; / And there is nothing hidden from its heat" (Ps. 19:4-6).
Our earth/sun relationship primarily drives our perception of time with our 24 hour days and seven day weeks. Like you said, God created time. He is eternal and not subject to the physical constraints we are in this mortal state. The finite cannot comprehend the infinite; we need the Holy Spirit to begin grasping the great "I AM"!
I like what David's son Solomon had to say in his great wisdom poetry of Ecclesiastes chapter 3, and I am going to let it speak for itself. Look at how many times "time" is quoted in these verses:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
New King James Verion
Everything Has Its Time
1 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time [a]to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace
Psalm 19:1
New King James Version
The Perfect Revelation of the Lord
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
19 The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament[a] shows [b]His handiwork.
I can't imagine how beautiful the night sky was in Israel back in David's day--billions of stars clustered together with vibrant colors mixed within the constellations and solar systems. We are not alone and are a part of something much bigger than ourselves. "...In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun, / Which is like a bridegroom coming out of His chamber, / And rejoices like a strong man to run it race. / Its rising is from one end of heaven, / And its circuit to the other end; / And there is nothing hidden from its heat" (Ps. 19:4-6).
Our earth/sun relationship primarily drives our perception of time with our 24 hour days and seven day weeks. Like you said, God created time. He is eternal and not subject to the physical constraints we are in this mortal state. The finite cannot comprehend the infinite; we need the Holy Spirit to begin grasping the great "I AM"!
I like what David's son Solomon had to say in his great wisdom poetry of Ecclesiastes chapter 3, and I am going to let it speak for itself. Look at how many times "time" is quoted in these verses:
Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
New King James Verion
Everything Has Its Time
1 To everything there is a season,
A time for every purpose under heaven:
2 A time [a]to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted;
3 A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up;
4 A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;
5 A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing;
6 A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away;
7 A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak;
8 A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace
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