Educated men in a land to the east of Israel saw a star which indicated to them that a great ruler would be born.
Matthew 2 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,
2 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.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
These wise men traveled a great distance to find the new born king. If they came from Persia, they traveled over a 1000 miles to reach Jerusalem. Making all kinds of assumptions, including the not validated idea that they rode camels, the fastest they could have arrived was 10 days. We do not know if the star appeared before the birth, or after the birth.
What we know is these men were determined to see this new king and when the star disappeared they asked questions to help determine the way. And when the star returned, they rejoice with exceeding great joy. Finding Jesus mattered to them.
Journal Exercise
What effort are you willing to put forth to discover all there is to know about Jesus?
When you find a way to know him better do you rejoice with exceeding great joy? If now why not?
If you do, think of examples and write them down as a reminder to you of the joy of discovering more and more about our King.
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