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December 24

NUMBERED AND NAMED
Christine Fabiszewski

“The LORD…heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.”
Psalm 147:2-4

The satin black sky arched over the cool African night, sparkling with the bling of
billions of stars. Stars in layers so deep no one could possibly count them. No one but
God, our God who created the stars in exactly the right number, each one with a name.
Today we seldom see the glory of the night. Our man-made-light-polluted skies boast
only a few of the brightest stars. These we can count and even name.
The world worships stars of another sort, a few human beings whose gifts seem
to set them above the rest. The latest sports heroes or movie stars or business gurus
seem to shine with light, yet their man-made light fades. The true light is Jesus, the
Creator of the stars. At Christmas time, we remember Jesus, the Light of the world.
Jesus, who cared enough to live and suffer with us, so He could better heal the
brokenhearted. He even calls us the light of the world!
You may not be the brightest star. Perhaps your glory has been hidden by layers
of man-made hurts, but the LORD who sees all his stars and calls them by name sees
you too. You are not lost or forgotten. He loves you. When our broken lives are over, we
will awake, “some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. Those
who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to
righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever” (Daniel 12:3).

LORD, help us to live wisely so one day we may outshine the stars!