What is the purpose in Scripture of the Wise Men from the East? It seems like a bizarre story found on Christmas Cards and displayed in ornaments, but what a random way acknowledge that Christ had been born. These men came from the East and no where does it mention that there are three of them, but it seems they come out of nowhere. But they are seeking Christ. They are following the signs of their time and for some reason they are overwhlemed by a desire to worship Him as King. They brought Him gifts and they bowed down.
What drove these men to pursue such and extrodinary trip? It was the star and that star represents the way in which our sovereign Lord moved in their hearts to take action in worshipping Christ. The inward testimony of the Spirit enabled them to take this trip and to be remembered as an example of our experience of the Christian life. We too are following a star, but we know the Savior we follow and we know His revealed words to us found in Scripture. What an incredible blessing and are we not without excuse to seek after our Lord?
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