“The Beginning of Forever”
There is an almost cinematic feeling to this episode in which three strangers travel from a distant land to kneel before a new and foreign king. It is as if Jesus, while still in His mother’s womb, exerted some powerful force that drew the wise men to where He would be. Traveling possibly hundreds of miles, across desert and alien terrain, they came in search of someone of whom only the stars and prophetic texts spoke.
What was their purpose? Beyond simply confirming their quest, what was their purpose in coming to the child Jesus?
To give. Oh, but to give so much more than what they held in their hands. They came to give what they held in their hearts. It was their worship that became the true exchange for God’s precious gift of salvation.
And that is to be our most precious Christmas gift: our adoration of the One who has given us life. Every year—indeed, every day—we exchange gifts with the Father. He, out of His gracious heart, gives us eternal life with Him through the blood of His Son. In exchange we, out of a grateful heart, give in return, our eternal devotion and praise.
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