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| The Message: Enjoy His Majesty! |
And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
As I sit
at my desk this morning, we are one week from the total solar eclipse. as I write
this morning, many people have reserved prime locations and obtained special
glasses as to observe this event. Upon googling about the eclipse I was able to
read several articles that asked if the eclipse was a sign of the end times, or
if God was sending us a message through the eclipse event?
Many
people have attempted to search scripture as to see if the eclipse has any
significant information for us? This morning I approach this topic from two
different points.
The First Point: The bible does not send us secret
messages, but rather speaks plainly and clearly.
Mark 13:32 tells us plain enough that there is no way to determine God’s return, only God knows.
"But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.
Beloved,
the Father wants us to truly understand that He is in charge and that we are to
live every moment of our lives as if it was time for Christ to return. We were
created by a plain speaking God that speaks for all to understand. I believe
that this is why Christ spoke in parables, stories that even the common people
could understand. God will not hide the return of Christ through an eclipse,
when Christ returns there will be no hiding, no guessing, we will truly know.
So what
can we glean from the upcoming solar eclipse? As I reviewed scripture this
morning I came upon the text from Deuteronomy
4:19.
And beware lest you raise your eyes to heaven, and when you see the sun and the moon and the stars, all the host of heaven, you be drawn away and bow down to them and serve them, things that the Lord your God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
The Second Point:
We are to
view safely the wonder of God’s majesty and power to create and to make things
beautiful for His people to observe as to see the true power of God. During the eclipse let us take time away from
earthly idols as to worship God and His ability to create miraculous events.
As this eclipse can only be seen in
certain geographic areas we see in the text where it states:
The Lord your
God has allotted to all the peoples under the whole heaven.
God have
given Jesus Christ for everyone, and he cannot be hidden, Jesus must be shared.
So as you witness the solar eclipse and share your eclipse experience with others,
remember that we are also to share the experience and relationship that Jesus
Christ has placed on our lives and in our hearts.
So next
Monday enjoy the eclipse with the correct glasses, and be in awe of God’s majesty
while understanding that when Christ returns He will not hide behind an
eclipse.
And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Matthew 24:31
This is the day that the Lord has made.
Pastor Tim.
