The star of the new King

Matthew 2: 2 aying, 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.

If you look up into the bright night, you'll see a lot of stars. Some stars are very bright and other stars give less light. The light from the star comes from within and how hard a star fire, much light will take advantage and which can be seen more clearly. And there are a lot of stars, and God has the created them so wonderful. And the wise men saw a special star in the east, a star indicating that the King of the Jews was born. What will that star have been a convulsed star! That burned in full force and announced to the point that Christ was born.

The wise men went on their way to worship the Child. Star out of Jacob who would die for the world. The Son of God who came to earth as common as a little person. The wise men did go and worshiped Him. Why would they nevertheless have done it? They had all kinds of gifts with them and went away empty-handed. They came to worship the Child, to show Him all the glory. That is a profound lesson for us. Our faith is not about ourselves, but about Jesus Christ. The Child in the manger is the long journey of the wise worth and not because they become better by themselves, but purely out of respect and esteem to fall on their knees before the Child.

Herod also wanted to "worship"  the Child. He wanted the child, but did not found. Also, there is a lesson for us, that if we seek the Child, self-interest and not to worship it, we will not find it. We remain empty with a sinful heart behind and miss salvation that wants to bring the child to us. Let us not be like Herod and don't use Christ for personal gain, but looking at the Star to give all the glory to the Child.

Stars, they are so many and especially at this time of year they get attention. They hang on the windows, they are on top of a Christmas tree or even on the roofs of houses. But every star is a messenger of that one Star, who has come out of Jacob. Each star pointing to the greatness and glory of Christ, and then we can go to worship Him. Where that road leads and what the outcome will be, we will surely find Christ and when we worship Him, we will be allowed to be with Him forever.

A star of hope, the hope of the King, as the new King is born. That star is always in sight, the work of the King is exposed and Jesus Christ wants this Christmas and this Advent to be your king. Let this kings Star blasting into your heart, set your heart to be open, be fulfilled by the words of the Holy Spirit.

Because then we read what the wise men do when they found Jesus in verse 11: And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.

Let us adore the Child and give Him everything that matters: our heart.