WISE MEN

 

WISE MEN

In the Bible story of old

a story of wise men is told.

We read about them in Matthew 2.

They appear to have been well to do.

These wise men were said to be scientific astrologers

who for a living studied the night sky for special stars.

Perhaps the first horoscopes

came from these mysterious folks.

They recorded statistics

and were somewhat mystic,

foretelling of future unknown events -

perhaps calamity they would circumvent.

Traveling by camel caravan

eastward over strange and distant lands

they were following a unique star.

One which led them night after night afar.

They knew the star belonged to the king of the Jews

for the prophets said a king would be born to rule.

The star led them to the house where the Lord Jesus,

Christ, the Savior, with his mother, Mary, was.

These wise men bowed down and worshiped the Christ-child

then presented him with gifts they had compiled.

Do you know what made these men wise?

Was it the stars in the sky?

Was it statistics and supposition?

Was it financial gain and man's wisdom?

These men were wise because they followed the light

that led them to the One who could give them sight.

Sight to see their need of a personal Savior

where heaven's destination wasn't through labor.

Sight when they met the Light of the World

who was born that first Christmas Day, we're told.

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These ancient wise men of old went searching.

Today men and women are still searching.

Searching through worldly thrills that bring a degree of pleasure

but in the end leaves an emptiness beyond measure.

Stop searching,

start reaching

toward the everlasting light

that brings hope and delight.

You will become wise, too,

if you end your search anew

and discover the Light of the World.

It's the greatest story ever told.

Wise men

still seek Him.

Become wise

in God's eyes.

...Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked,

“Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?

We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him..."

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.

They they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts

of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

Matthew 2:1-2, 9-11