Matthew 2:1-2 - Jesus was born in the town of Bethlehem in
the country of Judea. It was the time when Herod was king of that part of the
country. Soon after Jesus was born, some wise men who learned things from stars
came to Jerusalem from the East. They asked, “Where is the
King of the Jews Who has been born? We have seen His star in the East. We have
come to worship Him.”
Matthew’s second chapter begins with the account of the wise
men from the east coming to worship Jesus.
They followed a star for an amazingly long distance to find the baby
that was to be the King of the Jews someday. They brought him costly gifts…and
fell to their knees in worship as soon as they saw him.
What a great model of how we are to seek out God once we
learn about the greatness of his love and mercy. God did not give us a star...he
gave us an even easier way to learn about him.
If we pick up our Bibles every day….and spend time talking to him in
prayer….we will have all the guidance that we need.
The wise men also modeled for us how to worship God. We should bring him the best that we have to
offer…going as far as we need to find him….and fall to our knees in humility
and awe. Our gifts don’t have to be costly gold or frankincense or myrrh…they
can be as simple as the precious gift of our time…or simply sharing the
resources he gave us with others.
Father…thank you for the reminder that we need to seek you
out evry day and worship you for who you are. Forgive me for the times that I have
run the opposite direction of where I know you are waiting for me. Show me how
to truly worship you and bring you the best that I have been given to share
with others. Amen.
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