Shooting Star Theology

I was just standing on the top of the hill at the seminary looking out over the amazing view we have of the Bay Bridge and San Francisco, when I saw a shooting star. It was incredible, it streaked across the night sky right in front of me. I was thanking God for the beauty of what I was seeing when it dawned on me that I was actually missing the point. Well, at least the whole point because it really was beautiful. But God was revealing to me something more.

You see, the whole reason I was out looking over the bay was because I was praying for a very close friend of mine. He's had a really tough go of things lately, with more stuff piling on to his troubles almost daily. So what does this have to do with a shooting star, well I realized that the shooting star was Gods way of telling me that He will provide for my friend. Just like He was providing for all of us in Northern California at that very moment.

Let me break this down. I realized that the shooting star I was watching is, as most of us know, actually a meteor that was burning up in the atmosphere. If it had not burned up, when it hit the ground it could have caused catastrophic damage for miles. That's why God created the atmosphere, the beautiful night sky I was admiring is actually Gods provision for His creation so that every time a piece of space rock runs into the earth it does not hit the ground and kill thousands of us. The amazing forethought of our creator to provide a shield for us from the meteors that head right toward us almost every minute of the day. And on top of it all the spectacle of His provision is beyond words to describe.

So, as you can see, what was an amazing sight of a shooting star is actually Gods display of His great provision for all of us. It was also His way of telling me that He really does have it all under control. And just like I don't have to worry about all the meteors that run into our atmosphere causing constant disasters, So also I do not have to worry about how He will provide for my friend. He's got it covered.

This also ties in great with what I have been studying in Theology class about natural revelation, or the things that can be learned about God from observing His creation. And to finish off this post here is a verse from His special revelation:

31So do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' 32For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. (Matthew 6:31-33 NIV)