Three Wise Men

Three Wise Men, discussed in my Bible reading Sunday, caught my attention in a way I had not noticed.

God "winks" through a star?  God leads three Magi to the Savior Jesus, the promised Messiah through a star in the east.  They would follow the star wherever it led.

I can't imagine the life style they left behind as Magi (priests in ancient Media and Persia) to follow the star.  They were not following any star, but a star they had seen in the East.  A star that would lead them to the promised Messiah they had only read about up to this point.  They knew this was no ordinary star in the sky.

I look forward to reading the birth of Christ in Luke as we do each year on Christmas Eve.  However, this Sunday before Christmas, I am captured by the story of three Magi who followed the star that appeared in the east.  The star led them to Bethlehem, to Jesus! 

Bethlehem is south of Jerusalem and stars naturally travel east to west (Matthew Henry commentary, New Testament, pg. 22).  So, could the star be the glory of God?  Some scholars believe so.  God's glory led them much like it led His people out of Egypt and through the wilderness to the promised land as a pillar of fire and cloud.

What leads you?  Maybe a moment in time where He seems so close you just know it is Him?

What "star" is God using to get your attention to lead you on a new journey this year?

Will you go willingly?

When you arrive, will you worship God and give Him your absolute best, surrendering your plan?

I am asking myself these same questions as the 2014 rings in a New Year in a little over a week.

We each are on a journey led by something....my prayer is that your journey in 2014 is led by the glory of the Lord, by His shining Star!

Merry Christmas to you and your family!

by Joni Ormsbee