Why Moonshadow Preacher?

Like millions of people around the world, I recently enjoyed watching the super moon lunar eclipse on September 27. It reminded me of why I think a moon shadow is a great illustration to understand God as a Trinity. The Trinity is the belief in one God known in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Here's how I see it:

The Bible says that "God is light" (I John 1:15). The first words of God in Genesis were, "let there be light" (1:3). And the last book of the Bible says that God will be light for people(Revelations 22:5). A basic analogy is to see a connection between God and light.

When you see your moon shadow, you are looking at something created by light. Light energy that originated on the Sun traveled almost 93 million miles and bounced off a solid piece of rock called the Moon and then traveled another 240,000 miles to touch you. The shadow created conforms to your personal shape and is uniquely personal.

In this analogy, the sun is similar to God the creator.  The moon represents Jesus Christ as the Son of God who reflects God's light to a world in darkness.  The light that touches us is like the Holy Spirit which is a direct connection to the source of light and life. So God is like the one light that has three elements required to experience it.  We couldn't see a moon shadow without all three of those elements being present: the source of the light, reflected off the moon and touching us.

The next super moon lunar eclipse won't happen again until 2033, but you can be reminded how God is with you as Father, Son and Holy Spirit any time you see your moon shadow.