The reading for the second day of Christmas -- at our house-- is Matthew 2:2 (the Wise Men are speaking.)
"and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'" Matthew 2:2
(To see the whole passage go to: Matthew 2:1-12)
The star -- what was it? There were, apparently, a couple of conjuctions of planets about two years apart around the time of Christ's birth. Many believe this is the explanation for the Star of Bethlehem. Maybe It's certainly perfectly likely. It's also entirely possible that it was a miraculous star divinely placed just to announce Christ's birth. It doesn't matter which, really. What does matter is what the Wise Men understood from it:
A king had been born to the Jews.
They knew him to be no ordinary king, too. They went to Jerusalem. They certainly wouldn't have traveled such a long distance to see a new-born foreign king from a small country, unless they believed that in some way he would impact their own lives or influence the course of history.
The Wise Men, who knew the stars, got the message. Here was a baby to be worshipped. They must have understood he was a divine baby. Did they know he was the One true God? We can't know that.
But we know that He was. So now it is our turn to worship him. God bless you as you do.
Merry Christmas!!
"and asked, 'Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.'" Matthew 2:2
(To see the whole passage go to: Matthew 2:1-12)
The star -- what was it? There were, apparently, a couple of conjuctions of planets about two years apart around the time of Christ's birth. Many believe this is the explanation for the Star of Bethlehem. Maybe It's certainly perfectly likely. It's also entirely possible that it was a miraculous star divinely placed just to announce Christ's birth. It doesn't matter which, really. What does matter is what the Wise Men understood from it:
A king had been born to the Jews.
They knew him to be no ordinary king, too. They went to Jerusalem. They certainly wouldn't have traveled such a long distance to see a new-born foreign king from a small country, unless they believed that in some way he would impact their own lives or influence the course of history.
The Wise Men, who knew the stars, got the message. Here was a baby to be worshipped. They must have understood he was a divine baby. Did they know he was the One true God? We can't know that.
But we know that He was. So now it is our turn to worship him. God bless you as you do.
Merry Christmas!!
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