The eclipse that occurred on April 8 was an amazing display of God's glory. He created the universe in such an orderly way that an eclipse can be predicted years in advance. There is an eclipse about every eighteen months, but they often cross over the sea where we don't see them.
We were in the path of about 90% totality and watched it come and go through clouds with a welder's helmet.
The moon, with a mean diameter of 2,159.2 miles, and the sun, with a mean diameter of 864,938 miles, appear almost the same size in our sky. The reason they appear nearly the same size (and result in total eclipses) is their distance from the earth, which is almost perfect for that result.
Those distances are important for life on earth. The sun, any closer or further away would result in temperatures too hot or too cold for human life. The moon, any closer or further away would not be in position for a total eclipse. In addition, the moon is partially responsible for our tides which help support ocean life. None of this occurred by chance. It all points to the Creator. That is the real significance of the eclipse.
"For Gods invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made." - Romans 1:20a (ESV)
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