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Before Columbus could sail to a New World, there had to be a greater knowledge of
seas and navigation. When
ancient Phoenicians took to
seas, they hugged
coastline to keep from getting lost at sea. When
Vikings took to
seas a few centuries before Columbus, they were using primitive (caged ravens to determine proximity to shore), but albeit greater knowledge and technology than
Phoenicians.
There were two basic inventions during
Renaissance that made Columbus’ journey to
New World possible—the magnetic compass and
astrolabe (forerunner to
modern sextant). Only by knowledge of
sun, moon, and stars, with a few simple instruments that measured distance between sun, moon, and stars did Columbus succeed in navigating
high seas. Here again, knowledge from above was necessary to move man forward.
Remember
importance of
stars to
wise men from
east when Jesus was born? Remember what Jesus said in Matthew 24 about His second return? What did He say would foretell His appearing? He told us
sun would turn dark and
stars would fall from
heavens. That’s interesting. Again, knowledge of
stars above will point to
soon coming King of Kings.
Now what am I saying? I’m saying that God put
stars in
sky for a purpose. Yes, they are beautiful, but there is more to them than just their beauty. The Bible declares that all His creation declares His glory. Even
stars in
sky speak of their Creator. Why can’t man do this? Why does man remain
only rebel in God’s creation who refuses to worship and adore his Creator? The Bible says that a man who says in his heart that there is no God is a fool.
There was good reason why
three wise men were called wise--they looked above them for guidance and it came to them in
form of a star. It just so happened that
star they discovered was
Christ child. The wisest discovery of all time. (Sources cited are available)

Pastor of Faith Fellowship Church in Broken Arrow, OK. (918-451-0270)