DANIEL 12:3 : Those who are wise shall shine like the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness like the stars forever and ever.
We are enamored with stars. When Robert Redford was in Santa Fe making a movie, a woman encountered him in an ice cream parlor on Canyon Street. Overcome with awe on the inside, she tried to stay calm on the outside.
After leaving the ice cream parlor, however, she realized that she didn’t have the ice cream cone she had paid for. Hurriedly she returned to the shop to ask for it.
Redford, overhearing the conversation, quietly said, “Madam, you’ll probably find it where you put it — in your purse.”
God also has stars, but they seldom get the reactions that people like Robert Redford do, at least in this world. Yet God’s messenger told Daniel that those “who turn many to righteousness” will shine like the stars for all of eternity.
Earthly stars from stage and screen fade away and are forgotten by later generations, but God’s stars are eternal.
Righteousness in its simplest form is having a “right relationship” with God. Those who have that right relationship with God through His Son, Jesus Christ, and share with others how they may have such a relationship are, God’s brightest stars. It’s not a matter of being rich or famous.
It’s not necessary to be on television or in the movies. You don’t even have to have a well-known name. All you need to do is share Jesus Christ with others.
Do you want to be a star for God? Do you want to shine forever? Then commit yourself to sharing Christ with others. Find a Gospel tract and become familiar enough with it that you can share it with someone else.
Write the story of how you came to know Christ. Ask God to give you the opportunity to share that testimony with others. Let your light shine, and God will make you a star.
EARTHLY FAME IS FLEETING; GOD’S STARS SHINE FOREVER.