THE SAPLING’S STAR

The night is cold, it is bitter cold,
and the trees are moving, creaking,
screeching in the cold, dark, winter night,
as the stars begin their peeking.

They can see the patch where the maples grow,
nestled in for winter, napping,
and beneath the trunk of a mighty red,
they can see the smallest sapling.
 
They are shown a strength in its tiny limbs,
of a promise building, keeping,
of a hope to give unsparingly,
of love for the woodland sleeping.

And they wonder who is showing this,

in whose light a-basking, savoring?

High above the sapling is its Star,

shining brightly, ever favoring!

 

But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah,
though thou be little among the thousands of Judah,
yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me
that is to be ruler in Israel;
whose goings forth have been from of old,
from everlasting.
Micah 5:2

 

THE SAPLING’S STAR

For God so loved the world,
that he gave his only begotten Son,
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life.
John 3:16

The Designer of the Bethlehem Star loves us!

God wonderfully shone a light on the giving of His most precious gift—His Son, Jesus Christ. From the beginning of time, this birth was carefully orchestrated, knitted together, fearfully and wonderfully made in a mother’s womb.

For thou hast possessed my reins: thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Psalm 139:13-14

That mother was Mary as we read in the New Testament.

And blessed is she that believed: for there shall be a performance of those things which were told her from the Lord.

Luke 1:45

Through the prophet Micah 700 years before the birth of Christ, God tells us that from the tribe of Judah, in the town of Bethlehem, He would call to Himself a ruler from everlasting. Micah prophesied of a restored kingship in a kingdom that will last forever. He was talking about Jesus Christ even though he never got to see the Messiah (on earth).

And thou, O tower of the flock, the strong hold of the daughter of Zion, unto thee shall it come, even the first dominion; the kingdom shall come to the daughter of Jerusalem.

Micah 4:8

God accomplishes what He does, what He sets forth to do.

So shall my word be
that goeth forth out of my mouth:
it shall not return unto me void,
but it shall accomplish that which I please,
and it shall prosper in the thing
whereto I sent it.

Isaiah 55:11

Do you recognize the sovereignty of the Designer who proclaimed the very first words, ‘Let there be Light’? Do you hear the authority of our Creator who created the stars and named them? Do you see the undisputed right of the presence who sent the one-of-a-kind Bethlehem Star?

Who being the brightness of his glory
and the express image of his person,
and upholding all things by the word of his power,
when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down
on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
Hebrews 1: 3

How fortunate we are to know the prophecies written in the Bible and see their fulfillment! And, like Micah and Mary, we wait for something too— for Christ’s second coming. Now, it’s our turn to wait. Those who wait on the Lord will renew their wings. They will see that restored kingship so richly talked about.

For it pleased the Father that in him
should all fullness dwell.
Colossians 1:19

Prayer is a privilege and lets us know God is working specifically in our life because of specific prayer. Bring what weighs heavy on your heart to the Everlasting Father in Jesus’ name and see what kind of light He sheds on it. Prayer is a great step of faith every day.

But the LORD said unto Samuel,
Look not on his countenance,
or on the height of his stature;
because I have refused him:
for the LORD seeth not as man seeth;
for man looketh on the outward appearance,
but the LORD looketh on the heart.”
1 Samuel 16:7

As we look to the Christmas season coming before us, remember the events of that special night beneath the Bethlehem Star. Jesus, God’s Word made flesh and the mighty ruler who establishes a bright kingdom that will last forever for those who put their trust in Him accomplishes because:

Neither is there salvation in any other:
for there is none other name under heaven
given among men, whereby we must be saved.
Acts 4:12

Therefore I will look unto the LORD;
I will wait for the God of my salvation:
my God will hear me.
Micah 7:7

 

But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

1 Peter 3:4 

When there is a full moon here in Veery Glade, moon shadows streak across a snow-covered woodland floor. A maple sapling in starlight stands beside the trunk of its parent. In time, the young tree will grow in height and majesty.

May starlight shine on God’s Gift to us—forgiveness of all our sins and eternal life through faith in His Son.

May light shine on the power of meekness.