Copyright 2004 by Roddy Kenneth Street, Jr., Used By Permission.
Taken from his book Earth-Trekker's Voyage: Exploring The Solar System.

3. The Cosmic Theater

You humans should plan to be up there with the stars of God . . . not think that you will end up as burnt dust in a black sky!

The Earth's astrophysicists have informed you that stars are still being born in your Universe, that these are born in clouds of star-gas and star-dust . . . and that when stars die, this same kind of material is left behind. For a burnt-out sun, there remains only a residue of dust that is left behind . . . Many persons on Earth feel certain that this is likewise the ultimate destiny of your Solar System.

In the case of a human being, your Earthly existence would seem to progress in a very similar fashion. For a certain span of years you live on Earth in human bodies that are full of intelligence and energy, and you radiate vitality as you burst forth in the universe -- you humans seem for a time to be the "stars" of the cosmic theater.

And then one day, in the final nova-explosion of death, a human will become suddenly burnt-out. So then, if you are at last extinguished, your light is finally dead and gone. Your bodies turn to dust when planted in the ground. Even the "unscientific" Bible has told you for countless centuries that God created human beings out of dust, and to dust you must return.

In William Shakespeare's famous play, the murderous MacBeth declared of your human race that "All our yesterdays have lighted fools the way to dusty death . . ."

Was MacBeth's sentiment correct? Will humans ultimately become burnt dust in a black sky? Will you humans ultimately be mere dust scattered in the stars?

Star-dust to star-dust . . . Only that and nothing more. Is that all death holds for the human race?

What happens after that final explosion, when you humans are at last burnt-out? Will there be only ashes left . . . and later on, merely dust?

Is it truly to be "Ashes to Ashes, and Dust to Dust . . ?" Or has Your God arranged for you a more permanent existence in His vast Universe?

Some humans are persons of boundless energy, always thinking that they will never expire. Such a human plans to live dangerously, burn up the road, and then go out in a "blaze of glory." Other humans may be tired of a life of suffering, longing only for the release of death. Such a human will often think that the human situation is one of star-stuff to broom-stuff . . . he or she may feel you start out as stellar-energy and will wind up being swept away as merely burnt dust in a black sky.

It has been reported that the ashes of Gene Roddenberry, who found religious belief abrasive and "illogical," were shot up into outer space and scattered there -- along with ashes of Timothy Leary, a famous "free thinker."

Was that really their final frontier, or did their spirits find another?

By the cremation route, humans often feel that they will end up being carried away in a container as dust for the wind. Or they might prefer to be buried in the ground, feeling that the corpse left behind will turn to soil and will help feed the grass. Is that really all you humans are good for? Well, don't treat yourself like dirt -- there's a better road to travel. You can end up as more than merely food for worms or dust afloat in space.

Humans should be aware that the Bible refers to the angels as "the stars" of God." It offers humanity a developmental program by which you can end up -- instead -- in God's glorious Heaven, right up there with His angels!

It is written in the Book of Proverbs that "The road of the godly leads upward, leaving hell behind."

You too can hold the undying light of Jesus Christ within your breast. It is a powerful, unquenchable light-source that will never die . . . and it will truly prevent you from perishing in the normal manner of your world.

To gain this undying light, you need only ask Jesus to illuminate your mind & heart.

If you choose to make Jesus Christ the new center of your "spiritual solar system," God will no longer remember the sinful misdeeds of your past life.

Instead, God will see in you only the reflected light of His Son Jesus Christ.

You will then have the brilliant light of Jesus Christ standing as a fiery pillar of truth at the very center of your Universe. His holy light will shine forth in the depths of your heart. The light of Jesus Christ will also shine outward through you as you radiate his love in helpfulness to other people around you.

With the light of Jesus Christ inside you, you will have a new comprehension of the design and purpose of this vast Universe in which you live, and you will even be able to provide illumination for others who are still living in a state of ignorance and spiritual darkness.

The brilliant light of Jesus Christ can reside inside you like an eternal sun with an eternal fuel supply, and this giant star that will never expire will be forever within you to serve as an "internal guidance system" for your heart.

When you put Jesus on a throne in your heart, He provides a warm and undying "sun" for a great void in your internal universe. It burns eternally to dispel the darkness/ coldness that could have consumed you.

You can do all this by placing Jesus Christ, who within the Trinity of God created your Universe, upon a throne at the center of your heart! He deserves that position and that kind of respect. He was first God The Son, but when born in human flesh he became the only sinless and righteous person who ever lived. Yet he sacrificed himself on a cross for your sake, taking all guilt and sins upon himself, in order that you and your race -- all the people of the Earth -- might be saved from eternal torment. My Son did this in order that whoever wishes for salvation might be rescued from the due punishment of sins.

If you choose to accept Jesus Christ and pray to receive His illumination, then His Holy Spirit will come to reside within you forever. He will be a fiery energy-force inside you that will burn eternally and give you a perpetual guidance. He will stay with you in your Earth-death, and beyond.

By doing this, you will gain a new contentment and inner peace as you accept God's organizational plan for the Universe . . . because you'll be letting God be the Ruler of All Things in your world . . . and in your own life.

Your God wants to bless you for all your long efforts to understand this confusing and difficult universe in which you live -- so let Him reward your search with the grace of forgiveness and enlightenment!

Copyright 2004 by Roddy Kenneth Street, Jr., Used By Permission.
Taken from his book Earth-Trekker's Voyage: Exploring The Solar System.

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Earth-Trekker's Voyage: Exploring The Solar System

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