A New Way
Miles and miles of dry,
sandy terrain behind them
with miles and miles to go
still ahead of them
the wise men had come a
long way from afar
being led along the way by
a star, His star.
No map to guide them along
the way.
Just a star in heaven led
the way.
Their goal was to worship
the newborn King of the Jews.
Not something they
questioned. A fact they just knew.
So by looking up they
plodded along
through many days and
starry nights long.
Stopping for direction in
Jerusalem along the way
they learned Bethlehem had
been prophesied,
so off they went on this
new way.
This special star led them
to a house in Bethlehem
where they bowed down and
worshiped this child-King
who came to earth with a
new way of life to bring.
Worshiped by adoring Jesus
Christ the Lord.
Worshiped by praising and
glorifying in word
just as the shepherds had
earlier done
when announcing a new way
had come.
This new way of life for
mankind brought needed salvation
and as Simeon spoke of,
"a light for revelation."
This new way of life now
ensures us
that Immanuel or God is
with us.
After weeks of searching
for then finding the Christ-child,
the wise men were ready to
return to report to King Herod
except they were warned in
a dream not to,
to return home by a new
way hereto.
A new way, the opposite
direction, both figuratively and literally.
This new way is also
available to each one of us personally.
So off these truly wise
men, and humbled shepherds, went
though never again the
same
for a new way of life was
available to them, and to us also,
as God's Word claims.
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Do you need to make a
U-turn?
It's never too late to
return
to seek God's way, His
best plan and purpose for us
by living a life of
believing faith and trust.
As the Bible is written
for our example
the Old Testament records
many examples
of Israel turning to the
Lord in times of trouble
after finding going their
own way got them into trouble.
Where did they turn to
when they repeatedly got themselves into trouble?
It was always the Lord
they depended on to get them out of trouble.
God is always ready,
willing, and available to help us in our times of trouble.
Do you need to return by
going the opposite direction? God is still available.
If you truly know the
Christ of Christmas
you'll find your way will
be different
as His presence will go
with you
as you travel a way that's
new.
And having been warned
in a dream not to go back to Herod,
they returned to their
country by another route.
Matthew 2:12
Simeon took him in his
arms and praised God, saying:
For my eyes have seen
your salvation,
which you have prepared
in the sight of all people,
a light for revelation
to the Gentiles
and for glory to your
people Israel.
Luke 2:28, 30-32
Come, let us return to
the Lord.
Let us acknowledge the
Lord;
let us press on to
acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun
rises, he will appear;
he will come to us like
the winter rains,
like the spring rains
that water the earth.
Hosea 6:1, 3
Even now, declares the
Lord,
return to me with all
your heart...
Return to the Lord your
God,
for he is gracious and
compassionate,
slow to anger and
abounding in love,
and he relents from
sending calamity.
Who knows? He may turn
and have pity
and leave behind a
blessing.
Joel 2:12-14
Return to me, declares
the Lord Almighty,
and I will return to
you.
Zechariah 1:3
Here's some verses to
contemplate as you go your new way.
Teach me your ways so I
may know you.
Exodus 33:13
What does the Lord your
God ask of you but to
fear the Lord your God, to
walk in all his ways, to love him,
to serve the Lord your God
with all your heart and with all your soul,
and to observe the Lord's
commands and decrees
that I am giving you today
for your own good.
Deuteronomy 10:12
Show me your way, O Lord,
teach me your paths;
guide me in your truth and
teach me,
for you are God my Savior,
and my hope is in you all
day long.
Psalm 25:4
Your ways, O God, are
holy.
What god is so great as
our God?
You are the God who
performs miracles;
you display your power
among the peoples.
Psalm 77:13-14
I will instruct you and
teach you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you and
watch over you.
Psalm 32:8
Trust in the Lord with all
your heart
and lean not on your own
understanding;
in all your ways
acknowledge him,
and he will make your
paths straight.
Proverbs 3:6
Whether you turn to the
right or to the left,
your ears will hear a
voice behind you, saying,
This is the way, walk in
it.
Isaiah 30:21
I am the Lord your God,
who teaches you what is
best for you,
who directs you in the way
you should go.
Isaiah 48:17
I am the way and the truth
and the life.
John 14:6
I worship the God of our
fathers
as a follower of the Way.
Acts 24:14
And we pray this in order
that
you may live a life worthy
of the Lord
and may please him in
every way
bearing fruit in every
good work,
growing in the knowledge
of God,
being strengthened with
all power
according to his glorious
might
so that you may have great
endurance and patience,
and joyfully giving thanks
to the Father,
who has qualified you to
share in the inheritance of the saints
in the kingdom of light.
For he has rescued us from
the dominion of darkness
and brought us into the
kingdom of the Son he loves,
in whom we have
redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Colossians 1:10-14
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