Epiphany 2021

Epiphany is Greek for "shine upon."  

The star of Bethlehem shone on the magi, guiding them to Jesus.

Isaiah 60 speaks of God shining on us in our darkness.  That camels will come from other lands bringing gold and frankincense to the Lord.  This comes true in Matthew 2's account of the wise men.

We sit in darkness without God shining light on us.  "God, who said, 'Let light shine out of darkness,' has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ" (2 Corinthians 4:6).

In common parlance this is called a "eureka" moment.  "He had an epiphany, a revelation," we say.  Yes, but it didn't just come to him.  God sent it.  Give thanks to God today for shining light on our thoughts, for revealing truth to us.

Those Magi, hundreds of miles away, read scrolls and stars, and God led them to the Way, the Truth, and the Life.  In 2021, God will be leading you further into His truth.  (I'm sure He did this in 2020!)  Will you hear Him and follow, as the wise men did the star?  It cost them a lot of time and energy, but it was worth it in the end.  Will you receive God's truth and change your life for it?  Or will it fall to the ground as you walk down your own path?