WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM

 For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him.  Matthew 2:2

 Someone estimated that we each spend at least one year of our lives searching for lost things.  We also search for peace, happiness and satisfaction.   In both cases, we frequently come up empty.  What’s the remedy for our search?  The wise men of Matthew 2:1-12 give us the answer.

Wise men still seek Jesus.  Motivated by Old Testament prophecy and the Jewish people’s watch for the Messiah, these astrologers traveled some 800 miles from what is now Iran/Iraq to Jerusalem seeking the infant King and guided by an unusual star.  Their search was rewarded.  The same is true today.  Wise people still seek Jesus (John 14:6)!  Wise men still rejoice in Jesus.  When the wise men left Jerusalem, the star appeared again.  They “rejoiced exceedingly with great joy” similar to the joyous exuberance we sometimes see on Christmas morning.  We have that same kind of joy when we place our faith and trust in Christ.  True joy is found only in the Savior!  Wise men still worship Jesus.  The wise men’s search led them to a house where they found the young Child, Jesus with His mother.  Their immediate response was worship meaning “to give honor, reverence, glory, worth, to fall prostrate before.”  The Bible repeatedly tells us that God alone deserves our worship (Philippians 2:11-13).  Wise men still give to Jesus.  The wise men gave Jesus priceless gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh – gifts fit only for a king!  We already know that God’s gift to us – the gift of Jesus Christ, His Son – is the best gift of all.  Once received, we would be wise to give our lives to His service each and every day (Romans 12:1-2).

Wise people still seek, rejoice in, worship and give to Jesus.  Do not let Him get lost or misplaced in your life.  Seek Him today before it is too late.  Wise men still seek Him!

Bob Kulp