Matthew 2:9-12 Isaiah 60:6 Bring your gifts to the King

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.
TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!

Okay, yesterday, Herod wanted the wise men to return and tell him where the baby is so the he, Herod, may "come and worship him." Herod was jealous, angry, and out for blood.

Matthew 2:9-12 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Isaiah 60:6 Herds of camels will cover your land, young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come, bearing gold and incense and proclaiming the praise of the LORD.

Okay, recap. Herod did not want to worship Christ. This was a trick to get the wise men to return to him and tell the whereabouts of the newborn king. Herod's plan was to kill Jesus.

Jesus was probably one or two years old when the wise men found him. By this time Mary and Joseph were married, living in a house and intending to stay in Bethlehem for a while. The wise men gave these expensive gifts as worthy acknowledgment for a future king. God was a gift for royalty; frankincense was a gift for deity; and myrrh was a spice used to anoint a body for burial. These gifts may have provided the financial resources for the trip to Egypt and back.

The wise men brought gifts and worshiped Jesus for who he was. This is the essence of true worship - honoring Christ for who he is and being willing to give him what is valuable to you.

Worship God because he is the perfect, just and almighty Creator of the universe, worthy of the best you have to give.

In Christ's Love and Grace
Johnny