Advent Day 24 – Magi or Wise Men
If you are doing the Advent Log, light days 1-24
The Magi or Wise Men
Whatever the star was – it was important enough to the Magi, wise men, potentially astronomers, to know that something important had happened. Just as Dr. Morris did in his post, Edersheim speaks a little bit about the magi and why they might know of the coming King.
Because they share these two research posts, and this song! The Magi and the Star go hand in hand.
They probably weren’t kings.
There is no indication that there were only 3, there were only 3 types of gifts.
But still, the song, We Three Kings tells the story of Christ, and gives an indication as to what the three gifts would be for in his life.
https://youtu.be/k8mjRxkMBkE
And, my take on this is, Am I wise enough to still seek HIM? And would I give him such expensive gifts? Or only leftovers?
That said, what ARE the gifts that I would give?
In Exodus 31, God lists the people in whom HE placed gifts in order to create the special things for HIS tabernacle.
In 1 Corinthians 12, we are told that there are many different gifts, like there are different parts to the body, but we need all of them.
Romans 12:6-8 tells us to use our gifts – give them up to the Lord.
The point is that WE are given gifts…they are part of WHO we are, HOW we were created and wired.
Just like salvation, it is not of ourselves…
Ephesians 2:8-10
8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—
9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
10 For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
The gifts of the Magi have been preached about as provisions for the family as they had to flee, and up to the herbs for his burial.
Gifts provide something – and we can be like the Wise Men and give of the gifts we have been given, to glorify God.
What is the gift that God has asked of us?
Romans 12:1
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.
We are to give him our heart, mind, soul and strength.
It’s the first commandment, according to Jesus!
Mark 12:30
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’
I want to be wise, and give God my heart!
More Advent Devotions
Merry Christmas!
Thanks for joining me in this journey,
In His hands and under His wings,
~Christi
Ps 63:7 Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings.
“The Lord does not give me rules, but He makes His standard very clear.
If my relationship to Him is that of love, I will do what He says without hesitation.
If I hesitate, it is because I love someone I have placed in competition with Him, namely, myself.” – from My Utmost for His highest
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