Starstruck

The world look’d upon him as a star of the first magnitude, nay as a Sun shining in the firmament, gilding the world with knowledge, scattering beams of light, sparkling out in wise and proverbial sayings.

This was written about wise King Solomon. It sheds light upon our innate desire for human stars to follow. We look up to them because they give us guidance in life, someone to imitate. But choose carefully!

The wild thing is, we are stars—leastwise, we shall be: “And those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the sky above; and those who turn many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever” (Dan 12:3).

Let us cultivate the quiet wisdom of godliness and in due time we too will sparkle with Christ. Even now we shine as lights in the dark.