Astrologers on a Journey
of Faith
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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