"The Brightest Star" by David Nelson (11-13-07)

Posted: 2007-11-19 16:22:40

The Brightest Star    by David Nelson   (11-13-07) 

If you look up in the night sky on a cloud-less night notice which one is the brightest star in the sky. Depending on the time of the night the brightest, natural object besides the moon might be the planet Venus  which looks like a very bright star.

Now I would like you to think about your daily walk with the Lord. Did the Lord speak to you today so clearly that you can write down what He said? In these days we are learning to hear the Lord’s voice more and more clearly. In the Bible the Lord might appear to someone through an angelic visitation, or He might speak audibly, or He might speak into our spirit as when He spoke to prophets, “And the word of the Lord came to (so and so, the prophet).” Actually much of Scripture are the experiences of God speaking to people, and then what He said to them or what He asked them to do was written down. These leadings, manifestations, and words of God were to specific people and they were so clear that they could be written down. Does God still speak this clearly today? I believe so. Of course, what God says to us today is not written down with the same authority as the written Bible. That Word is complete and finished. But He does want to speak clearly to us today if we are willing to “tune in” to hear Him. Each day the Lord may want to show you something that I will call a manifestation of God (or a bright star or ray of light into our day). These leadings or words from the Lord I call manifestations because I Corinthians 12:7 says, “But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for the profit of everyone.” These manifestations are inspired by God or God breathed.  The breaking through of God to speak to us or show us something is a manifestation of God. Even if the Lord shows you something at home, He may want you to share it with others to encourage them.

The Lord has been showing me in the last few years that I must be more focused and “tuned in” to the Lord, and be looking for these daily manifestations of God and that they will be so clear and so unlike anything else that they are like rays of light in the dark or like bright stars (brighter than the rest). Certainly we are to know the voice of our Master (our Shepherd) and follow Him. These “words” from the Lord (of course, in complete harmony with the written Word) will be so clear that we can actually write down what He says or what He shows us. In the experiences of people in the Bible the Lords words and directions were written down for us to read. And today the Lord is still speaking to us and leading us with crystal clarity if we will have “ears to hear.”

Now, it is possible that the Lord may not show us anything on a particular day, nothing seems to shine like a star. But that does not mean that He might not show us something every other day, or once a week, or even give us a lot in one day. All I care about these days is hearing something clear from the Lord in my daily walk or when I get together with others (2 or 3 gathered, or maybe a church meeting). Even if we gather together with others there is no guarantee that everything that happens is a manifestation of God, although it would be great if our meetings were 100% led by the Lord. Wouldn’t that be great if there were just one manifestation after another, orchestrated by the Lord, each one giving their part from the Lord?

That’s what I want. I want to tune myself to God these days, get to know His voice better and better, and see what He will shine into my life from His throne. What is the brightest star in the sky at night? What was the brightest spot in my day where the Lord showed me something from heaven? Or what were the brightest spots in my week (maybe only one thing that stands out). If they were rays of light from the Lord then He manifested Himself to me. And if I know what He said then I could write down what He said or did.

I think we will see Him and hear Him in a different way if we focus on what really is the Lord speaking to me today. And we also should ask Him, Lord, please let me have ears to hear you and please speak to me more, I am listening for you.