Searching for Life (Part 1)

As Celine peered through the window of her submersible, she could see the

edge of Saturn’s rings looming through the gap in the ice above her. I’m

approaching the fissure, Jax, she said into her headpiece. Ready to

surface. Jax’s voice crackled in response. I see you, Tiger Three. Come

on up, Celine. As the submersible emerged through the fissure in the ice,

Celine had to shut her eyes tight against the glare. Even though Enceladus

was much farther from the sun than Earth, the thick layer of ice that

covered this moon’s surface made it the most reflective object in the solar

system. After spending several hours in the dark ocean beneath the ice, the

daytime brilliance felt like knives slicing through her vision. Once her

eyes had adjusted, she steered over to where Jax was waiting at the edge of

the ice. When she was within reach, he grabbed the handle on the front of

the submersible and hoisted her out of the water. The moon’s gravity was so

small that he barely had to use one hand. Once she was grounded, Celine

opened the hatch. Despite her heated space suit, she could feel the icy

blast of the moon’s airif you could even call it airand she quickly

followed Jax into the warmth of the station. Find anything interesting

today? Jax asked as he pulled off his helmet. I took some samples near

one of the ocean vents, Celine said as they walked through the station

hub. Voices crackled through the air as other search teams radioed back and

forth. We’ve sampled there before though, so I doubt we’ll find anything.

You never know, said Jax. All we need is one little microorganismone

tiny proof of life from somewhere other than Earth. You think we’ll ever

find it? asked Celine. Jax shrugged. I don’t know. Maybe not. But I like

to think that God created life somewhere in our solar system other than

Earth because He knew how excited we’d be to find it one day. Celine

smiled. I like to think that too. Well, that’s why we’re hereno better

place to start looking than Enceladus. Jax pointed to the sample box

Celine had brought from the submersible. Let’s go fire up the microscope

and see what we’ve got. Courtney Lasater Do you ever wonder if there’s

life elsewhere in the universe? Does thinking about this excite you? Scare

you? Why? Read John 1:1-3. Who are these verses talking about? (See John

1:14-18 and Colossians 1:15-22 for the answer.) We don’t know if there’s

life out in the universe somewhere, but if there is, God created it, just

like He created life on Earth. He is Creator and Lord of the whole

universe. And God reveals Himself to us in Jesus. Jesus is the Word who

created all things at the beginning, and because He came to live among us,

die on the cross, and rise from the dead, we can have a relationship with

our Creator through putting our trust in Jesus. How can knowing Him help

you when you’re faced with the unknowable? The LORD merely spoke, and the

heavens were created. He breathed the word, and all the stars were born.

Psalm 33:6 (NLT)

Read Verses:

Nehemiah 9:6; Psalm 33:6; Psalm 89:11; John 1:1-John 1:3