Death at the lantern - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2025

I, Jesus, have sent My angel to testify to you these things in the churches. I am the Root and the Offspring of David, the Bright and Morning Star.
Revelation 22:16

Death at the lantern
Why do you often see fluttering moths all night long at streetlights, especially on the outskirts of cities and in parks? It has been found that the moths’ attraction to the lanterns increases as the UV content of the light increases. However, not all species of moths are attracted to the light; in fact, some prefer to flee into the darkness. Some researchers interpret the strange behaviour of the seemingly death-seeking moths in the following way. At night, the moths orient themselves to the moon or the fixed stars. For example, if the moth wants to fly straight ahead, it always keeps the stars at the same angle to it. But if the moth instead orients itself to an artificial light source, it will circle it in ever smaller arcs – thinking it is flying straight ahead – until it eventually hits the lantern. The orientation to the wrong object costs it its life.

We humans also depend on reliable orientation in life. If we do not focus on the right fixed point for this, but orient ourselves by the wrong place, the consequences can be just as disastrous.

The “star” to which we should orient our lives is Jesus Christ. In the last book of the Bible He calls Himself the “Bright and Morning Star”.

Those who have come to know Christ and follow Him have the best orientation for all questions of life; and they will surely reach their destination – eternal glory.

Today’s reading: Isaiah 40:18-31 · Hebrews 6:1-9