The Brightest Star

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." - John 1:5

We all know what darkness is like. We have all been there. As Trinity (from the Matrix) tells Neo, "You have been down there, Neo. You know that road. You know exactly where it ends." And so do we.

Depression is a deep, dark hole that we can ALL sink into, if we're not careful. But once we are in it, oh my. How can we ever get ourselves out?

Imagine yourself treading water in the ocean at night. The waves are too high to see over. Only one direction leads to shore. All other directions lead nowhere. Which way would you swim?

That's not a very pretty picture, is it. What should we do? What would YOU do?

The best way out of this scenario is to look up. Look for the light. Anything. The stars. The moon. The glow of a nearby city. And as long as you're looking up, pray.

That's just a fictitious example, but looking for some kind of light in the darkness is always the key to our escape.

Think about the ancient mariners, out in the middle of the ocean. How did THEY navigate? They looked up at the stars.

Polaris, the brightest star in the sky, is also called The Northern Star, for that very reason. It's location is due north.

There IS a "bright and morning star" available to guide us through the darkness His name is Jesus.

"When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him, and the son of man that you care for him?" - Psalm 8:3-4