another thing we know about the wise men is they worshipped and gave gifts to him.
matthew 2.11 (niv), they entered the house and saw the CHILD with HIS mother, mary, and they bowed down and worshiped HIM. then they opened their treasure chests and gave HIM gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
people are worshipping lots of different things today. some are worshipping men. others are worshipping things. and all of them are worshipping the wrong things. but these wise men came to worship CHRIST.
that is rather amazing, isn’t it? they were from a pagan world and worshipped the stars and pagan gods.
they were religious, sincere men - but their lives were unfilled. despite everything they had - wealth, prestige, power - there was a deep emptiness in their life. yet, when they came to the house and saw the CHRIST CHILD - they worshipped HIM.
what are you worshipping today? if it is not the CHRIST it will not meet the needs of your life. there will always be an emptiness there. you will always be unfilled until you can come to where JESUS is and find HIM for what HE is - the MESSIAH, the CHRIST, the SON of GOD. then, and only then, will the deep longings of your heart be met.
just a thought from the front porch…
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