Matthew 2:1-2 states, “Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men
from the East to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the
Jews? for we have seen his star in the
east, and are come to worship him.”
These
astrologers who were kings came from the east to worship Christ. Before Christ was born in Bethlehem, these
Gentile kings started their very long journey from the east. They weren’t Jews, but somehow they knew
about the ancient scrolls that contained prophesies of the birth of a Jewish
king. Somehow they must have read the
Isaiah scroll that stated, “Arise shine for thy light has come, and the glory
of the LORD is risen upon thee. For
behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but
the LORD shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee. And the Gentiles shall come to the light, and
kings to the brightness of thy rising” (Isaiah 60:1-3).
These
Eastern kings understood the meaning of this passage from the Isaiah scroll in
with a different understanding based upon their knowledge of the study of the
stars. Somehow when Christ’s star
appeared in the heavens at night it sparked faith in them to seek out the
Christ child and worship Him.
If God
can who spoke worlds into existence can call Gentile kings from the east to
come to worship Christ, He can cause those in the community around your church
to come to your Christmas presentation.
He can make it possible for them to hear the clear message that Christ
came to earth to save sinful men and women from their sins. Chief musician do not get discouraged. It is your job to preach Christ crucified
with your Christmas presentation and it is the work of the Holy Spirit to
convict men and women of their sin. So,
go tell it on the mountain top. Tell
them that Christ was born to forgive them of their sins. You must take courage because you have a
great job to do this Christmas season.
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