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Astronaut On Moon Sees The Love Of God
Contributed by Rick Crandall on Sep 24, 2025 (message contributor)
Astronaut on Moon sees the Love of God
*One of the best testimonies of God’s goodness and love you will ever hear is from astronaut Jim Irwin. He served as the Lunar Module pilot for Apollo 15. Jim was the eighth person to walk on the Moon.
*And he told about an experience he had when he went to the moon. Jim said: "When I looked out and saw the earth, only as big as a little marble, I thought, 'How big am I? I'm just a speck of dust, if that big compared to the universe. And yet, this little speck has the capacity to know God! To know the One who holds the universe, to know His love, and have His direction.'
*For the first time, I saw -- felt God's love for the earth. I realized then that God loved that little blue marble, that little planet. He loved all the billions of people on it, and He loved me! I realized at that moment that my relationship with Jesus Christ was the most precious thing I had."
*It was an experience that literally changed Jim's life. He left the space program and devoted himself to telling people about the transforming power of Jesus Christ. By the time of his death in 1991, Jim Irwin had told countless people about Christ. Many people came to hear and believe what Jim so regularly said: Jesus walking on the earth is more important than man walking on the moon."
Sources:
-Adapted from "In Other Words" - Winter 2001 - Produced by Dr. Raymond McHenry - www.iows.net
-Dave Dean, "Now is Your Time to Win," p. 122 - Source: Sermons.com sermon "There's God In Them There Hills" by James Merritt - Psalm 19:1-14 - Collected Sermons, James Merritt, ChristianGlobe Networks, Inc., 0-000-7892
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