I have some wonderful memories lying under the stars watching them as shine millions of miles away. Watching them is one of my all time favorite things to do! There is a great scene in “The Lion King” when Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa are lying on their backs looking at the night sky. Simba asks what stars are, and Timon confidently says, “They’re just fireflies that got stuck in that big bluish-black thing up there.” Pumbaa says, “Oh, and all this time I thought they were big balls of gas burning millions of miles away.” Timon says, “Pumbaa, with you, everything is about gas!”

I don’t know about “fireflies that got stuck,” but stars are burning balls of gas in space, just like our sun. Modern astronomers can tell us what stars are, but they often have no clue why they are there. One reason God placed the stars is to guide us. For centuries, stars have guided travelers across the land and sea. Stars have always been used to guide people.

God wants you to live like a star. Not a rock star or a sports star, He wants you to live as a spiritual star who guides others to Him. We’ve all had stars who guided us to Jesus. God used my grandmother as a star to guide me to Jesus. Will you be the star that shines bright and guides someone special to Jesus? If you do, it will be the greatest gift you could ever give another human. Think about it!

“…wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.” Matthew 2:2