“And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.”
Matthew 2:11 KJV
The wise men had undertaken a long journey to come to Jerusalem following the star. Having reached Jerusalem they didn’t see the star and wondered, even going to king Herod to ask him where the Messiah was to be born. The king had to consult the prophets to locate the birthplace of the Messiah and asked the wise men to go to Bethlehem and find the Messiah and inform him. But his motives were devious when outwardly Herod said he wanted to worship the Messiah. The wise men headed towards Bethlehem and found the star leading them which stopped where Jesus was. The wise men rejoiced when they found Mary, Joseph and Jesus in a manger, and they bowed down and worshipped Jesus and offered gold, frankincense and myrrh. They didn’t return to Herod because they were warned in a dream not to. Let’s seek Jesus and worship Him. The wise men didn’t worship Mary or Joseph, but only Jesus. The wise men heeded the dream warning them not to return to Herod. Let our motive be clear - to worship Him Who alone can remove our sins with His precious Blood sacrifice. No amount of gold, frankincense or myrrh can do that. Let’s present ourselves as a living sacrifice to Jesus. Amen!
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