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Matthew 2:1-2,  Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days

                                of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to

                               Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of

                               the Jews?  For we have seen His star in the East and have come

                               worship Him.”

“We three kings of Orient are ….” We got a lot of theology about what happened the night of Jesus’ birth comes from Christmas carols.  Perhaps someone thought that because of three gifts there were three wise men.  The Bible does not tell us there were just three wise men; perhaps there were four or six. 

The important part of this is that wise men from the East noticed an extraordinary star in the sky and they took this to mean an extraordinary person was born where the star was seen to hover.  Wise men in the East had long worshiped stars, using them in their idol worship.  It could be said that their misuse of the stars would now lead them to Christ. 

How long was their journey?  The answer is found in the search itself – they searched until they found the One born King of the Jews.  Yes, they were given direction by the star; yes, they needed to stop and ask for help.  But they searched until they found Him.

The slogan or bumper sticker “Wise men still seek Jesus” may give us a chuckle and, yet, is it not the message of the wise men? Is it not the message for us today?  Wise men still seek Jesus through Bible study, meditation on His Word, prayer, discussion with others.  Take to heart the message of the wisemen in your life daily.

Oh, by the way, read Matthew 2: 11.  And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshipped Him.  And they opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  The result of seeking Jesus is finding Him.  The result of finding Him is always worship.

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