Like you, I have been pondering the Christmas Story this season. My focus today is on the Magi. We know they came from the east. Some speculate it was a long ways east from which they traveled for many days or even months. What strikes a chord in me is that they came with nothing more than “theory” and a star to lead them. What drove them to travel far and wide, to follow a star in search of another King? What gnawed inside of them that simply would not go away and caused them to leave behind the familiar in order to find this King they did not know?
Upon finding this baby King, they were overjoyed and bowed down in worship. As I let this scene play out in my imagination, I am overcome with their responses of joy and worship. Their search lead them to bow down to a baby in worship...true, real, honest, vulnerable worship. Months of hard travel, wondering if they were crazy while following a star, resulted in joy.
The question I have to ask myself is am I willing to leave what I know in order to search for my King? My search, like the Magi will result in overwhelming joy and worship. May our search lead us to our King, our Lord, our Savior, our Redeemer and our Friend Jesus Christ.
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