THE GOSPEL IN SCIENCE — ORBITING THE SON
A new year quietly announces itself through a wonder we scarcely notice—the earth has completed another faithful journey around the sun. Without pause or protest, it has kept its appointed course, held fast by a power not its own.
In this silent obedience of creation, the Gospel whispers to the attentive heart. As the earth lives and flourishes by remaining in its proper orbit, so the soul finds life only when it revolves steadily around the Son of God. Scripture declares, “In Him we live and move and have our being” (Acts 17:28). Life, both seen and unseen, collapses when it drifts from its true center.
The tragedy of sin is not merely wrongdoing, but misalignment—placing self at the center and forcing all else to revolve around it. Yet grace restores the proper order. The Gospel calls us back into holy orbit, where Christ is supreme and all things find their place beneath His rule.
The Word speaks plainly of His centrality: “He is before all things, and in Him all things are held together” (Colossians 1:17). When Christ is displaced, the soul grows cold and chaotic; when He is enthroned, life regains its harmony and warmth.
Science teaches us that the earth does not strain to remain in orbit—it rests in a balance established by the Creator. So it is with the believer. The Christian life is not sustained by frantic effort, but by abiding dependence. Our Lord Himself invites this settled nearness: “Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it remains in the vine, neither can you unless you remain in Me” (John 15:4). Fruitfulness is not forced; it is the natural result of staying close to the true source of life.
Let the new year be more than the turning of a calendar; let it be a recalibration of the heart. Resolve not merely to move forward, but to move rightly—to order every affection, ambition, and labor around Jesus Christ. When the Son becomes the center, time itself becomes meaningful, and every passing day draws us deeper into the life for which we were made.
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Lord Jesus, draw my life into closer orbit around You; keep me near Your heart, steady in Your truth, and faithful in every season, that my life may reflect Your glory. Amen.
BDD
