The Christmas Star
Somewhere in time, a little more than 2,000 years ago, there
was a star in the sky so bright that wise men followed it for months. What was
this star?
I heard a theory that it wasn’t a star, but a group of
planets that aligned to look like one bright star. I would believe this since the wise men had
to follow this star for quite a while, so watching planets move makes sense.
I also heard this theory doesn’t work because of the timing
of when this happened. This theorist said
it must have been a supernova. I can
believe that as well. It is very bright and eventually burns out.
All of the theories are interesting – but God was proclaiming
a miracle. God was announcing His
presence on earth. Did he really need
either of these events to make that announcement?
In the Bible there is a fish so large, it could swallow a
man and keep him alive. There is hand, without a body, that wrote on a palace
wall. There is a donkey that spoke to a
man. Fishes, hands, donkeys are all
natural things – but what they did was not natural, it was supernatural and God
ordained.
My theory of that night is not based on science, astronomy
or even theology. My theory is based on
a God so powerful, so magnificent that no natural event could proclaim His
entrance to earth.
On the night that is the most important in history so far, I
think God did something special He sent
a star that was never seen before, or will be again, to light the night
sky. He sent it to guide the wise men,
to astound the shepherds and to light a small stable where a child was to be
born. This child would change the world
forever.
Blind eyes would see, lame would walk – the miraculous would
be on earth for 33 years. This event
required a special sign, a special announcement.
Psalm 19King
James Version (KJV)
19 The heavens declare the glory of God; and the
firmament sheweth his handywork.
God used the star to guide people to Christ. Today, you and I are the star to guide people
to Christ. Look up and marvel at the
wonders of God and then look around and see who you can share God with.
