The Sun and the Power of Knowledge

Genesis 15:12
And when the sun was going down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram; and, lo, an horror of great darkness fell upon him.

The Sun is a marvel to behold. With a linear diameter of 864,000 miles and a mass 332,000 times greater than Earth we stand in true amazement of our closest star. Composed mainly of hydrogen and helium it has a mean distance from earth of about 93,000,000 miles. The photo attached to this note shows a stellar flare that was caught on film in December 2005. The star II Pegasi is located more than 135 light-years from Earth. The explosive energy has been calculated at 50 million trillion atomic bombs. Most scientists agree that if the 2005 explosion would have been on our Sun, we would have suffered death on a global scale on Earth.

This short study of stars and their power made me think of a lot of things. The first mention of “sun” in scripture is in Genesis 15:12. The Lord is sharing some information with Abram. He tells him that Abram’s offspring are going into slavery. They will be slaves for four hundred years. After that time has passed He will deliver them and give them an inheritance. It is a mixed message of sorrow and blessing. In many ways, like our Sun. It can be a blessing of warmth and light to make things grow. It can also be a scorching brand when there is no balance of wind and rain on the Earth’s crops. Many things in life can have positive and negative outcomes when misapplied. Education falls squarely into this category.

Abram had been given some knowledge. He chose to share that knowledge with his family. The knowledge (or promise in this case), that he was given affected many generations to come. It does till this day. You should realize that your knowledge can be put to good use for yourself and for many of your family to follow. You have a wonderful opportunity to broaden your knowledge base. You can use it to seek a better paying job. You could use it to encourage someone younger to see how important it is to maintain good grades in grammar school and college. Knowledge is a “building block” system. Many components rest upon each other. Your reading skills can help your learning process or they can hinder it. Please take the time to evaluate all of your skills. One on One Learning Center, Inc. would be an excellent place to start using your “power” for good.

~ Bobby Matthews

The flare was seen in December 2005 on a star slightly less massive than the sun, in a two-star system called II Pegasi in the constellation Pegasus. It was about a hundred million times more energetic than the sun's typical solar flare, releasing energy equivalent to about 50 million trillion atomic bombs. Fortunately, our sun is now a stable star that doesn't produce such powerful flares. And II Pegasi is at a safe distance of about 135 light-years from Earth.