“Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.” - Matthew 2:1-2, ESV.

There are so many unknowns about these men. Were there three of them? What day did they show up? Where did they come from? And why did they bring those weird gifts? For more on those questions, see this link: https://www.gotquestions.org/three-wise-men.html.

The point of this devotional is that these men were wise enough to go and find Jesus. They studied the prophecy, recognized the sign, left home, traveled extensively, searched endlessly, honored the Christchild, worshiped the Eternal King, and risked their lives to preserve Him. Their wisdom compelled them to search out the truth from the first reading about it to finding and protecting that baby.

What will your wisdom compel you to do? -Pastor Mike

Merry Christmas. Jesus is still alive!

BTW, (searching for the unknowns, I found this legend) Chuck Norris was the fourth wise man, who gave baby Jesus the gift of beard, which he carried with him until he died. The other three wise men were enraged by the preference Jesus showed for Chuck's gift and arranged to have him removed from the Bible. All three died soon after of mysterious roundhouse-kick-related injuries.