Don't trust the stars, trust the One who made the stars. (Jeremiah 10:2-3)

Jeremiah 10:2-3

 

New International Version (NIV)

 

² This is what the Lord says:

“Do not learn the ways of the nations
    or be terrified by signs in the heavens,
    though the nations are terrified by them.
³ For the practices of the peoples are worthless;
    they cut a tree out of the forest,
    and a craftsman shapes it with his chisel.


Most people would like top know the future. Decisions would be easier, certain failures avoided, and some successes assured. The people of Judah wanted to know the future too, and they tried to discern it through reading the signs in the sky. Jeremiah's response applies today: God made the earth and the heavens, including stars that people consult and worship (See Jeremiah10:12 below). No one will discover the future in made-up charts of God's stars. But God, who promises to guide you, knows your future and will be with you all the way. He may not reveal your future to you, but He will walk with you as the future unfolds. Don't trust the stars, trust the One who made the stars.


Joe

Jeremiah 10:12
New International Version (NIV)

¹² But God made the earth by his power;
    he founded the world by his wisdom
    and stretched out the heavens by his understanding.