The Festival of the New Moon
Genesis 1:16
God made the two great lights, the greater light to govern the day, and the lesser light to govern the night; He made the stars also.
Like everything else the Lord made He created the sun and the moon to teach us something about Himself. The sun symbolizes the Son and the moon symbolizes you and me - the believer.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Here where Jesus is talking about being born again He uses the same term used in the festival of the New Moon when the moon is in total darkness at the beginning of it’s cycle, ready to be born again. Before becoming a believer and being born again of the Spirit you and I were in total darkness.
As each night passes the moon becomes brighter and brighter just as you and I become brighter and brighter as we grow and mature in our walk with the Father and become more like His Son.
The sun is a true source of light but the moon only reflects the light of the sun - it has no light of it’s own. The Son is the true source of Light and as you and I get to know Him we begin to reflect His Light. We have no light of our own but are totally and completely dependent on the Light of the Son.
Jesus (the sun)…
John 1:4, 5
In Him was life, and the life was the Light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.
John 1:9
There was the true Light which, coming into the world, enlightens every man.
John 8:12
Then Jesus again spoke to them, saying, “I am the Light of the world; he who follows Me will not walk in the darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
John 12:46
“I have come as Light into the world, so that everyone who believes in Me will not remain in darkness.”
You and I (the moon)…
Matthew 5:14-16
“You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.”
Jesus is the source of all Light and it is not our light which the world sees but the Light of the Son who shines within us.
So…
How full is your moon?
How bright is your light?
