So we have the prophetic message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts. 2 Peter 1:19 NRSV

We live in an electrified world. But cycles of darkness and light ruled the ancient days in ways we may not understand. That is, until the lights go out.

The lights of our lives do go out–whether physically, in times of war, emotionally, in the loss of a relationship or spiritually, when we feel hopeless and far from God. Then, how we long for the light of morning—like the writer of Psalm 130: “[Our souls wait] for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning (Psalm 130:6).

The ancients watched through the night for what they called the Morning Star. When it appeared just before dawn, you knew you’d made it through the night. Today, we know the Morning Star as the planet Venus, sometimes visible before sunrise.

Jesus Christ declared, “I am the bright morning star” (Revelation 22:16). Jesus is our morning star who came to make it possible for all things to be made right one day. The Bible tells of Who Jesus is and scripture says, “Be attentive to this as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts” (2 Peter 1:19 NRSV).

Randy Alcorn writes, “On a long dark night, the appearance of the morning star means daybreak is imminent. In the long dark night of suffering on earth, Jesus being seen as the morning star means the eternal morning is about to dawn. Hence, Christ as the morning star is a picture of great promise and hope.”[1]

There will always be a hope-filled morning for the follower of Jesus.

[1] Alcorn, Randy. “Why Is Jesus Called the ‘Morning Star’?” Christianity.com, Christianity.com, 1 Sept. 2010, https://www.christianity.com/jesus/is-jesus-god/names-of-jesus/why-is-jesus-called-the-morning-star.html.