Then an angel of the Lord stood
before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were
terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid;
for see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: 11 to
you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the
Lord. –Luke
2:9-11 (NRSV)
Hey, what about the star? There
seems to be no mention of a star in Luke’s story, just the angel and the glory
of the Lord. Was the glory of the Lord
the light of the star or was the glory a light that was perceived to be a
star? Only in Matthew’s story (2:1-12)
do we have a star. Was it only for the
wise men?
This is an
extraordinary thing, this star, and this glory. A spectrum of unapproachable
light shown down: the promised sign
foretold in Scripture. (Numbers
24:17) We have seen his glory, the glory
of the One and Only, who came from the Father.
(John 1:14) Glory is the
outshining of the light of Jesus’ grace and truth = Shekinah, the GIFT of LIGHT
& PRESENCE.
How many things in
life are set as signs meant to get our attention? Something that is going to impact our life is
happening. We are so busy, frantically
running around getting those important things done, that we need a clonk on the
head to stop us in our tracks so that we do pay attention.
So, we see the sign,
but how accurately do we interpret it?
Do we wait for the translation from the heavenly hosts? Do we ask for answers from God? Do we wait for GPS (Guidance from the
Spirit’s Presence) before rushing off to a destination?
In this case, the
sign was obvious and probably over-whelming.
There was no choice but to stop what they were about and do as they were
led. [WORSHIP FULLY]
Lord, let me ‘see’ the signs of your presence
in my life. Let me enter into your
joy…and never leave it.
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