Good News For The Wise Men Series

Consulting the experts, the Magi learned that this particular newborn king was to be found, not in the obvious place, Jerusalem, but in a most unlikely place, the little town of Bethlehem. So, they changed their travel plans.

Wise people ask questions. How do wise people get wise? By asking questions. So here's a thought. Are you the kind of person who has all the answers? Or are you the kind of person who is open to seeking the answers? The challenge for us in light of this idea of seeking is to search our own hearts and reflect on the issue of Jesus in our own lives. Is the person of Jesus making our hearts seek after new things these days? Or are we satisfied in what we think we understand?

The beauty of the Christian life is that we are “transformed... from glory to glory” (II Corinthians 3:18). When we’re talking about an infinite God we’re talking about an infinite amount of knowledge! And right now we are just scratching the surface of knowing Him, so we need to keep searching.

That’s why you can read the Bible over and over again and never get tired of it, never run out of things to learn. I want you to notice something here. When the wise men ask where is he to be born that is King of the Jews, the doctors of the law, students of the Bible, priests of the temple told them what the Scripture says. The Magi listened to God’s Word.

God calls us to a similar path. He asks us to step out in faith, to believe in Him, to trust in Him and His Word. And in the end we will find what we are looking for. Deuteronomy 4:29 explains to us, “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

A person who wants to worship the King of Kings will seek out what it says in God's Word. The Wise Men wanted to see the King! The one who is The King of Kings! The Lord of Lords! And when they find Him, it becomes clear that...

3. They Came to Worship

Psalm 66:4 “All the earth shall worship You and sing praises to You; They shall sing praises to Your name.”

It was a long trip from the land of Babylon to the city of Bethlehem. The Magi didn’t arrive Christmas Day like the shepherds did. They didn’t find Jesus in the stable where he was born, they found him in a house. Nevertheless, the star brought them to the person of Jesus.

Matthew 2:11 tells us, “And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” After seeing the star brightly shining, the Wise Men knew the importance of this birth, and they brought only their finest. They did not give gifts to each other. They did not have a Christmas tree at home with tons of presents for their family and friends. The gift giving that went on during the birth of Jesus was to Jesus.

We are blessed when we give. A lady was sitting in traffic. A man was standing nearby holding a sign asking for money. She rolled down her window and said, “Sir, I’m going to give you this dollar, not because you deserve it, but because it makes me happy.” He said, “Mam, if that’s the case, why don’t you give me $20 and thoroughly enjoy yourself?”