Seeing Stars

Today I baked a cake. It's a star, literally. Well, okay, it's shaped like a star. It was lots of fun and a lot less cleaning up then I thought it would be.

 

 

 Stars are pretty amazing. Some shine so bright that we can see them (heaps far away), in the middle of the day (lots of other light)!! They are constant, always in the same place, which makes them dependable also, for direction, and locating constellations. I remember when I first found a constellation here (Northern Hemisphere) which I knew from home (Southern Hemisphere) I was so excited.

In Cumbria, England - can you pick a constellation??
[photo credits to Joe Stockdale - Flickr]



I think there's two really cool lessons we can learn from stars. The first is that although they are so far away, they can have an influence on our lives here... their light is sooo bright that not only does it reach this far but probably many of the stars we see have already died - yet their light shines on. We too can make a difference, all we need to do is let our light shine. There is only one true light, and that is Jesus Christ - so let Him shine in your lives. (John 1:9)

 

The second is that stars are pretty amazing and extraordinary, but they are not the most amazing or the most extraordinary - that title belongs to the One who created them... (and everything else) - God. He really is great - and so much more.... everything... than the stars we see!

 

God Bless