Lockdown Day 270 - 21 December 2020
So with sunset tonight I sat on my stoep and looked at the clouds. I so hoped for clear skies so we can see the great Conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn. And then I remembered the week we unpacked and I wrote about the clouds and got the distinct impression God was reminding me to trust Him. So I did. And wow, what a sighting it turned out to be!
I was having supper when I heard a nessage come in from a friend to look, the clouds have lifted just enough. I ran to my balcony and there it was.... A stretch of blue sky between the horizon and the clouds. And proudly hanging just beneath the clouds were Jupiter and Saturn in their great conjunction, so close, the naked eye only sees a long blob. But after numerous photographs and watching with binoculars we could distinguish the two planets from each other. They set about 45minutes later.
I couldn't help but think of the birth of Jesus Christ and how, just like the star of Bethlehem pointed out the whereabouts of the Saviour of the world, this conjunction (also called the Bethlehem star) is showing us something just as significant as His birth was. And so close to Christmas eve.
I looked up and there, beneath the moon was a cloud resembling a dove/angel and got a good picture of it. A couple of minutes later it looked like an eagle coming in to land.
I thought of Psalm 91:4-7, 9-11:
"He covers you with His feathers, And under His wings you take refuge; His truth is a shield and armour.
You are not afraid of the dread by night, of the arrow that flies by day, of the pestilence that walks in darkness, of destruction that ravages at midday.
A thousand fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand; But it does not come near you. Because you have made יהוה – My refuge, the Most High – your dwelling place,
No evil befalls you, And a plague does not come near your tent; For He commands His messengers concerning you, To guard you in all your ways."
As I watch the sky, I know, no matter what we are facing, this scripture confirms to me He most certainly has got this!
#maranatha
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