BIBLICAL FATHERHOOD--THE GREAT NEED OF THE WORLD 4. e) HE HAS A VISION FOR A GODLY DYNASTY

WHICH ARE MORE IMPORTANT? THE STARS IN THE SKY OR THE STARS ON EARTH?

One starry night, God Gold Abraham, "Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them" (Genesis 15:5). God knew that it was impossible for Abraham to count all the shining stars filling the heavens. Abraham was over-awed that his children would number that many and shine just like those stars, not in the heavens, but upon the earth.

I believe that God is more interested in earthly stars (shining, righteous people, lit up with the glory of God) than the awesome soulless stars of the heavens. We know that each one of the myriads of stars in the heavens are different in character from each other and each one tells its own message to man of the glorious power of our great God who created them (Romans 1:20).

Psalm 19:1-4 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God;;and the firmament showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard. Their line (rule or direction) has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world."

We agree that the shining heavens speak and have a message for man. Genesis 1:14 says, "Let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years." Read The Witness of The Stars by E. W. Bullinger on this subject. But, do you agree that the earth needs to be filled with the godly seed who proclaim with shining faces the truth and grace of God? The humanists and agnostics do not. The devil certainly does not. And the unbelieving deceived church does not. However, Daniel prophesies, "They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever" (Daniel 12:3).

Philippians 2:15-16 Way's translation says, “That you may show yourselves blameless, uncontaminated, irreproachable children of God, in the midst of a society morally warped, spiritually perverted, amongst whom you shine out clearly, LIKE STARS IN THE WORLD'S SKY, holding out to it the light of the Word of Life.” The Good News Translation says, "You must SHINE LIKE STARS LIGHTING UP THE SKY."

Be encouraged. Colin