Saturday, September 28, 2013
Signs In The Sky
One of the drives that seems built into all men is the drive for peace. That may seem strange to say in a world that seems so prone to war. The peace that I am referring to here, however, is those moments when we are still, when we catch a glimpse of something like the turning of leaves in the fall, a fawn in the forest taking its first steps, the smile on the face of a child receiving a surprise gift, or fleeting thoughts of a joyous memory. In those little moments we can experience the joy of peace, the joy of rest. This is what our Father in heaven has in store for His people. Imagine an entire hour or day or week like that. This is what our Father in heaven has in store for His people. Imagine a point in time when we always live in those moments. This is what our Father in heaven has in store for His people. When He set up signs in the sky and patterns in the universe, it set in motion a constant reminder that He has this for us. Let’s look at some scriptures.
In Genesis at creation, God established the pattern of working for six days and then resting on the seventh. Later in Exodus, Moses is told that this seven day pattern is holy (Exodus 20:8). What drew my attention to this concept of signs was Jeremiah 33. Jeremiah was in prison, and God told Jeremiah to call out to Him, and He would show Jeremiah great and mighty things which he did not know. The message was about the restoration of the people, Israel. He foretells of the Messiah, the Lord our Righteousness, the voice of the bride and the voice of the bridegroom, and the return to things as they were at the first. Here is where it gets interesting. In Jeremiah 33:20,25 God twice makes the comparison to the possibility of this not being so to the ability for night and day to no longer exist. If there will always be a night and day, a sign in the sky, then the promises of God for restoration are true. Praise God for these signs! Praise God for the sign of the Sabbath rest!
You know, it makes me wonder what other signs are patterned into the universe…
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You as the Most High God. Thank You for placing signs in the earth and heaven that no man can change. Thank You for calling to us when we were yet imprisoned in darkness, and that you continue to call to us always to deliver us from daily darkness, and deliver us into You marvelous light. Thank You for the Sabbath. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.