The Morning Star

2 Peter 1:19   And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, 

Revelation 22:16  “I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star.”

I received a few pictures by text the other day.  It was a panoramic view of a crystal blue sky with mountains in the background.  They were from someone who has been going through a very rough time – relationship issues, difficulties in a job transfer.  I, along with a few others who had received those pictures, exchanged a few thoughts – mine was that it was symbolic of a fresh start.

I think most of us have either seen that perfect morning at the end of a movie or or hopefully experienced it – little wind, fresh, clean, maybe even crisp air, and the sun warming your face.   In this case, it’s not an action movie ending where the good guy wakes up to the perfect sunrise with all the evil in the world left in a burning heap.

I do believe that perfect morning is symbolic.  You see, just like in that action movie, Jesus Christ removed, through the cross, the evil from our lives – the sin – and allows us the opportunity to be forgiven of our sins.  He was sent down upon this earth to bring us that perfect morning, to leave all of the evil in our lives behind and allow the morning sun to warm our face.

If you’ve not yet accepted Jesus as your Lord and Savior, it’s really fairly simple.  Find a quiet place, bow your head, and have a conversation with Him about who you are, what you’ve done that probably wouldn’t make Him proud.  Ask for forgiveness and invite Him to come into your heart and into your life.

If you’ve accepted Jesus as your Savior, asked for forgiveness and invited Him into your life, you have an idea of what I’m referring to.  You may draw a different comparison, but the bottom line is the experience and the knowledge that you’re starting with a clean slate.   I must ask, have you shared that perfect morning with someone else?  Do you really want to hide the Son from someone else? The gift we’ve received is not for us alone but one that must be shared.