Bob Blase: "The Star of the Sea - You Are a Shining Example to Others"

"The Star of the Sea - You Are a Shining Example to Others"

Bob Blase, Portland, OR

A Passionate Follower of Jesus

Are you a passionate follower of Jesus? Do you deny yourself, pick up your cross daily and follow Him, just as the Master said (Luke 9:23)? Do you abide in Him, the Living Vine (John 15:1-8)? If so, then I have some very, very good news for you.

The Star of the Sea

With your life focused on following the Master, He is using your example for the sake of others, that they might be encouraged to follow Him also. You are to them as the "Star of the Sea."

The Star of the Sea is the "North Star." For centuries, mariners have used the stars to navigate the oceans of the world. They use the North Star ("Polaris") because of its location in the northern skies, near-fixed over the earth's North Pole. Polaris shows a mariner "true north." Using that fixed and reliable point in the sky, the mariner can plot a course to their planned destination. The North Star itself is not the destination. The North Star serves to orient the navigator and is indispensable in plotting his course.

You Are Someone's "Star of the Sea"

Like the North Star, your example of following the Lord serves as a "Star of the Sea," a guiding light to help others orient themselves to plot their course while following Him. We are examples to other Believers - both the weak and the strong. We are also examples to those not following Christ. (Photo via Piqsels)

Others are watching you by example, so do not be tricked into thinking that your example is not important. Satan's demons work in constant trickery and lies to try and discourage Believers. This is because the enemy understands the importance of the example of your life as a follower of Christ.

Victory in Troubles

The Lord uses our example of faith for the sake of others, even if our lives are in the middle of very trying circumstances. If God quit using people just because they were going through trials, I think there would be no one left for Him to use. Trials do not disqualify us from being the Lord's examples. In many cases, triumph over trials is a "badge of authorization," showing that we are qualified to serve as examples of those following Jesus. As it has been said: "It is in passing the test that we then have our testimony."

It was a literal furnace of fire in which the king threw the three Hebrew governors; yet they were not destroyed because God preserved them (Daniel 3). The king said, "...'Did we not cast three men bound into the midst of the fire?' They answered and said to the king, 'True, O king.' 'Look!' He answered, 'I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire; and they are not hurt, and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God'" (Daniel 3:24-25). Jesus (or perhaps one of His angels) was with them in their test, and God was glorified in the presence of the king. The king ended up saying, "...[T]here is no other God who can deliver like this" (Daniel 3:29). Now that is a testimony!

God Rewards Faithfulness with Promotion

God rewards faithfulness. Even that wicked king promoted the three governors who had stood the test. Jesus showed us how faithfulness is rewarded in the Kingdom of Heaven with one of His stories: "His master replied, 'Well done, good servant; because you were faithful in a very little, have authority over ten cities'" (Luke 19:17). (Photo via Unsplash)

Let's remember to be careful to allow our promotions to come from the Lord, and not take it upon ourselves to promote ourselves. "For promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge: He putteth down one, and setteth up another" (Psalm 75:6-7).

Stay in Faith and Hold Fast

The Lord can and does use us as guiding lights (examples for others to follow), even through our own struggles.

"Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised." (Hebrews 10:35-36)

The word "confidence" (translated in Hebrew) means "to have boldness" and "freedom of speech." When we speak of all the times that God has caused us to overcome struggles, it serves as a reminder to us and others that He can and will do it again, as we stay in faith, do His will, and hold fast. We hold fast to our confidence in His faithfulness. He says, then, "When you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised." We "hold fast" in that fixed location, and as we do, others receive strength from our example. He upholds us as the "Star of the Sea."

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Bob Blase
Email: bobblase@frontier.com
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Bob Blase is an intercessor and seer/prophet who attends Westside Vineyard Church in Portland, Oregon. Several years ago he began to be visited by angels during his prayer times. The Lord has the angels now bring him assignments and revelation about His purposes locally and elsewhere. Bob works with his pastors and other local ministers to identify and align with angelic activities and operations. These activities include spiritual warfare, seeing into the unseen realm, spiritual mapping, and teaching on demystifying the spirit realm.

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