Stars and starlight

Are you familiar with the argument that the size of the universe proves that the universe and the earth are ancient?

The argument goes something like this: Star X is 10 million light years from earth. That means we are seeing light that left that star 10 million years ago. Therefore, that star and the earth have been in position long enough for the light to have traveled from there to here.

Frankly, it grieves me to hear this argument. The Scriptures say that the universe declares God's glory, precisely because it is so vast and so awesome. He was and is capable of making a universe that spans distances such as 10 million light years. But the Bible also teaches that mankind was the pinnacle of God's creation. In some sense, man was made to witness and respond to God's glory. What would have been God's purpose in creating a universe of stars and a man to see them, but then leaving him unable to see them until the light from the star could reach him--10 million years later?

No, it seems to me that the God who could make the stars was also able to flex His little finger and create light waves connecting Star X and our first ancestor's eye. I believe Adam saw the stars and that he praised God for them--as God intended.

GtG