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Let's
look at what God did to prepare the world for the greatest thing He
would ever do for mankind....
Therefore
the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall
conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His Name Immanuel. (Isaiah
7:14)
Here we
see that God clearly gave a sign to the known world that He Himself
would provide for Himself a Son who would be named "Immanuel -
meaning God with us." He was coming to earth to save us from our
sins so we could be with Him in heaven forever.
Next,
we look at the details in Matthew 2 about the wise men who sought
after this promised holy Child Jesus. These men from the east who had
seen His star traveled a very long and rough distance to come see
Jesus and worship Him. That trip would have been a huge sacrifice and
of great cost! When they arrived, they found what they were looking
for. What a reward!
Look at
Matthew 2:11...
And
when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary
His mother, and fell down and worshipped Him. And when they had
opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold,
fankincense, and myrrh.
Where
are you this Christmas season? Are you still somewhere in the
"east" thinking about it, or are you making a sincere
effort to really seek Jesus and worship Him with the gift that's most
precious to Him, a life surrendered to follow and daily seek Him?
Many
will enjoy all the worldly pleasures of the season, and some of those
things are wonderful, as God loves for us to be able to celebrate
this momentous event with our family. But how many will actually
continue to seek Him as the treasured gift that came down from
God? Will December 25 come and go as just another holiday? Or, will
you be one of the "wise men" that continues to seek Him
every single day of your life?
Today,
I pray we all think about this: Lord, I need You! I am not only
seeking You, but longing to follow You all the days of my life and
live for You! What gift would bless you? What can I bring to You that
would please You?
Let's
seek the greatest gift ever given to mankind and have the greatest
Christmas we ever had in the mighty Name of Jesus! Amen!
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Denny
& Hanny Stearns
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