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willoccupy; andthis ispossiblebecause itkeepsits
waysteadfastly,faithfully,nevererratic,neverwhim-
sical, never doing anything unexpected or unan-
nounced. Itisafaithfulwitnessinheaven.
Thisfaithfulnessisnotduemerelytotheperfection
ofthemachineryofthesolarsystem. Itis rathera
reflectionof theperfection and faithfulness of Him
whoordainedit. Godisthecauseoftheuniformity
ofnature. Heitiswhohasmadetheuniversewhat
it is, and given us itsstability, perfection, and en-
durance.
David speaks of the moon in words like these:
"When I consider Thy heavens, the work of Thy
fingers,themoonandthestars,whichThouhastor-
dained;whatisman,thatThouartmindfulofhim?
and the son ofman, that Thou visitesthim?" Ps.
8:3,4.
This question is asked, not by one who believed
whattheheathenbelieved,—thattheearthwassetin
thecenterofacrystalglobe,andthatoutnotsovery
farawaytherewerelightswhichwerelightedatnight
and extinguished in the morning,—a child's picture
oftheuniverse. No,indeed
!These are words spoken by one inspired by the
Spirit of God, that Spirit whichsearches all things,
even "thedeep thingsofGod." Itreveals aknowl-
edgeoftheuniversewhichmodernastronomyhasnot
beguntoapproach. Whenapersongraspssomeofthe
revelations of modern science, when he views the
skies with the mightiest of our modern telescopes,
when hesweepstheheavens with allthepowerthat