Seeing with Spiritual Eyes

And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.~ Luke 2:9 KJV

The other night a friend alerted me that she could see the Northern Lights from her house. I missed them earlier this year so I grabbed my phone. I couldn't see anything with just my eyes but with the phone camera, OH MY! What a show! For the next hour or so I kept going back out and taking pictures as the skies filled with blue, purple, and pink. I could see the stars speckled in the rainbow of colors. And then it hit me. This is like another story I knew from long ago. 

"And the glory of the Lord shone round about them." Wow, what a show that must have been. The sky twinkled with stars and then suddenly it filled with light. I wonder if there was a rainbow of color. Then the angels appeared with the good news of the birth of the Savior. "Unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord." 

It seems strange that no one else saw the light or heard the angels except those few shepherds. Why only these few? Could it be that they were looking and listening with spiritual eyes? They saw, they heard, they hurried to see the pronouncement. There they found the babe lying in a manger wrapped in swaddling clothes, just as the angel had said. 

Only those who knew to look saw the Aurora the other night. Only a few knew to use their phone camera and look to the north. Many seemed confused as to how to see the lights. The naked eye just wouldn't work. Others were praising and glorifying God for all they had seen. Don't you just love a little Christmas all year round? 

Heavenly Father, thank you for the beauty you continually show us. We were amazed to see the stars shining through the rainbow of light. It was so amazing to see the stars that you often equate to angels in your word. These stars shined through a rainbow. You say a rainbow surrounds your throne. Father, we give you praise for continually reminding us of your glory and power and truth. In Jesus's name. Amen. 

Hey Kids:

Use your spiritual eyes to notice:

• the rainbow in the autumn colors
• the colors in a sunset and a sunrise
• an evening sky full of stars
• the verses God has put in his word to call attention to all he has done.