Like the Magi

December 30

No telling of the Christmas tale would be complete without the inclusion of the visit of the magi to the Christ Child. They were men who studied the skies for revelation of deep things and they studied the prophecies to discern when the signs that had been placed by God in the heavens converged with the signs that had been revealed by God through men who heard His voice.

They traversed a large, dry place to arrive at His feet (Matthew 2:1-12) and when they found Him, they worshiped Him. We, today, are like them. We live in a far-off land that seems to have no proximity to righteousness and truth. Our society has coarsened and in so doing, has distanced itself from the Savior who once made us great and free.

We have allowed ourselves to be enticed into bondage to the false gods of wealth and power. We have allowed ourselves to be deceived by “strange doctrines” Hebrews 13:8 and by “the doctrines of devils” I Timothy 4:1, so we, too must cross a desert—but our desert is one of deception—in order to find the Lord of Truth.

But, when we have found HIM, knelt at HIS feet, worshiped HIM and placed our gift of a surrendered life before HIM, we will, like the magi, have a clear vision of the ONE who is worthy of all our praise and all our adoration. We will, like them, return to our place assured that we have found the revealed One, the holy One.