Matthew 2:10
When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
When God does something He does it with grandeur to the point there is no
mistaking His message. I make this claim because the writer Matthew presents
Jesus' birth (2:1-10) with the wise men asking, "Where is he that is born
King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the east and are come to worship
him." The wise men were the religious learned men of the region and King
Herod himself were troubled of the news and sent the wise men to search for the
new born King. As God would have it these men returned to their respective
homes a different way to keep from giving King Herod his answer as to where
Jesus was. The king had ill intentions for wanting to know the whereabouts of
baby Jesus, but the wise men intentions were different. God always has a master plan which will be carried out.
God's grandeur in this scenario is that He used a star to guide the wise
men to baby Jesus so they too could worship Him with great joy as they brought
gifts of honor for the new born king. We have seen three sets of worshippers
worshiping Jesus, the shepherds who were abiding in the field, the heavenly
hosts and now the wise men who represented the Christians of their day. With
that being said, let's join in the celebration of worshiping Jesus' birth, then
we too can sing Joy to the World Christ the King is born.
Jesus' birth is a joy like none other.
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