The Wise Men

Matthew 2:1-12 talks about the Wise Man and their journey to find the baby Jesus. They brought three gifts to Jesus, gold, frankincense, and myrrh. Each of these gifts mean something: Gold was a gift for a King, celebrating the baby's royalty. Myrrh was an incense used for cleaning and burial, given in remembrance of His humanity and to foreshadow the importance of his death.  Frankincense was an incense used in the temple, showing his divinity. From the bible dictionary we learn that these were not ordinary men, "that they were privileged to search out the Son of God and give him gifts, and that they were spiritually sensitive and knowledgeable, suggests that they were actually prophets on a divine errand." (Bible Dictionary," Wise Men of the East," 789)
We learn from them search out the Savior and the importance of understanding prophecies and scriptures. We need to watch for signs of the Savior and continue to seek Him.
We also learn to journey another way. After they found the Christ as a child they traveled home a different way to avoid Herrod. At this time of year there is a lot going on and we may feel that we are too busy. We too must journey a different way through our Christmas season to find Christ in our season. We must make an effort to travel a different way to come closer to Christ.
This year find a different way to celebrate, a new tradition that will bring your family closer to Christ. Find a different way through your celebrations and focus on the feelings and promptings that come as you find a way to bring Christ into your celebrations.

"The Wise Men

exemplify the journey each if us takes as we seek the Lord.

They remind us that as we draw closer to Him,

we will be led to continue our journey another way."

Emily Freeman A Christ Centered Christmas