Praise him, sun and moon!
Praise him, all you twinkling stars!
Psalm 148:3
Like starry splendor bright and vast,
Your glory glitters to the last.
Growing up in the country I delighted in the splendor of the stars scattered across the night sky. I routinely sought out the Big and Little Dippers, Orion, and the Seven Sisters. And under a Texas night sky, in the light of these familiar companions, my love asked me to marry him.
Job describes our Heavenly Father as the One who marvelously spread out the heavens and made all the stars—the Bear and Orion, the Pleiades and the constellations of the southern sky. (Job 9:8-10). But our Father cautioned his people that when they see the sun, moon, and stars—all the forces of heaven—to not worship them because he created them for all the peoples of the earth (Deuteronomy 4:19). He promised that one day a star would rise; a king’s scepter coming from his people (Numbers 24:17). And so our Father, the Star Twinkler, gives us Jesus, our Morning Star, the one who shines in our hearts (2 Peter 1:18-19).
Pause and take time to survey the expanse of the night sky. Consider the constellations, the varied brightness of each star, and how each sparkles against their velvet backdrop. Notice the hazy band of light stretching across the heavens that makes up the Milky Way. What might our Father be speaking to you in this moment?
Praise our Heavenly Father for creating the stars that mark the seasons. Praise him for his Son, Jesus, the Morning Star, rising as our Father promised.
Pray.
Heavenly Father,
You are the Star Twinkler.
When I see your starry grandeur, let me break forth in praise.
Amen.
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