There are many things that we can learn from these wise kings. These nuggets are like gifts...treasures...principles that we can hold and install in our lives. Let us look in to their lives and motivations.- The first principle that they brought us is the gift of Watchfulness.
These men were paying attention. They were diligently reading the signs of the times. As they gazed into the night sky studying the familiar, they saw an anomaly. What seemed to be a star. It seemed to be out of line...out of place. However it happened, one of them broached the thought...may be it's a sign. Through diligent study and spiritual perception they determined that it must be a sign of the birth of "the King of the Jews."
Oh, that we could be so sensitive to the subtle changes in our spiritual environment. As we go through our lives let us endeavor to perceive the motion, motive, and majesty of our King.
Let us be Watchful.
Mark 13:35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning: 36 Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. 37 And what I say unto you I say unto all, Watch.
- The second principle that they brought us is the Gift of Commitment.
These men of wisdom, comfort, and wealth, left the comfort of their kingdoms and set out for a long journey. This type of journey was not easily taken. It was fraught with difficulty and danger. However, in spite of the hardship they committed to find this new born king.
They committed to seek the King, to endure the hardship, and to pay the price.
We would be wise to commit our lives to seeking the King; Commit to endure; Resolve to pay any price to find Him.
Let us be Committed.
2 Tim 1:12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
James 5:11 Behold, we count them happy which endure.
- The third principle that they gave us was the Gift of Value.
These men placed a high value on things that are truly valuable. They valued worshiping the King greater than their own comfort. They laid aside their own agenda to seek the Lord. They laid aside other temporal pursuits so that they could follow after the eternal.
If we would value the eternal more than the temporal we would be in awe of his majesty, his mercy, and his might.
Let us place the proper Value on the things of the Spirit.
Matt 13:45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls: 46 Who, when he had found one pearl of great price, went and sold all that he had, and bought it.
Matt 6:33 But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Wise men are watchful, committed, and have a proper perspective of the things of value in this life.
Let us be wise and cherish these three gifts this Christmas Holiday Season.
