How kind and Tom Bodettish of the Lord to leave the lights on after dark. The cover of night seems to attract mischief.
This week the stars have been on my mind as I remember how God has used them as faithful messengers throughout time.
IN THE BEGINNING
Listen in as the Lord explains to Job the way things are. God says that when He completed creation, the morning stars sang in chorus and the angels shouted praise (Job 38.7).
Think of God's claims about these innumerable stars. He says He knows each one by name (Isaiah 40.26 and Psalm 147.4) and gives each one a distinct glory (1 Corinthians 15.41). If He cares that much about the stars, doesn't it follow that He would care for people made in His own image? Man is more like God than any other creature. He has been assigned FAR more worth than the sparrow or the stars or even the angels.
Who would have thought to make the moon reflect the sun...or doubt the sun's placement? It's not chance that if the sun were just a bit closer to earth, we'd be crispy.
The Lord hung the great lights (the sun and moon and stars) in the sky for practical reasons AND to help us realize there is a Creator. It's hard to look around and ignore God.
A clock has a clockmaker, doesn't it?
Midway the timeline...God gave us pure light in the arrival of His Son. And Bethlehem's star handled the birth announcement for Bethlehem's Son.
It is fitting, then, that two of the Lord's names are The Bright and Morning Star...and Light of the World.
Jesus is the most holy and powerful light in the universe. He is our Rescuer, come to declare that God would move heaven and earth to be near what He created and holds dear.
FINALLY
At the end of time when man has said for the final time he wants none of God's light, the Lord will put the lights out. Jesus says that after the Tribulation, there will be such cataclysmic activity that even the stars will fall from the sky (Matthew 24.29).
There is a song making its way up to #1 on the Contemporary Christian song chart about this period of time. It is written by Jennie Lee Riddle (who wrote "Revelation Song") and is sung by Phillips, Craig and Dean. The song is "When the Stars Burn Down". click here
So without these rulers of the sky, will there be darkness?
Our Rescuer made a perfect place that was spoiled. But one day He will again create a perfect earth because His good plan will not be thwarted. And in that day, the whole earth will dazzle with the brightness of God's glory.
"No longer will you need the sun or moon to give you light, for the LORD your God will be your everlasting light, and he will be your glory." Isaiah 60.19 NLT
"Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever." Revelation 22.5 NET
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