Are You Really Wise?
“When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 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.” Matthew 2:10-11.
Many people think these three gifts were just incidental.
No, they’re fundamental.
These were not trinkets; these were treasures that didn’t occur by happenstance.
This was something the wise men had planned.
These gifts are highly symbolic.
They carry deep significance.
In the gifts the wise men brought to the young boy Jesus-
Gold speaks of His sovereign dominion—He was born a King.
Frankincense speaks of His sinless deity—He is God in human flesh.
Myrrh speaks of His sacrificial death—He was born to die that we might live.
He is King and they brought gold.
He is God and they brought Him frankincense.
He is our Saviour and they brought myrrh.
Sovereign dominion;
Sinless deity;
Sacrificial death.
Because He is a King, He has my wealth.
Because He is God, He has my worship.
And because He died, He has my witness.
All that I am, all that I have, all that I do, belongs to this One.
That is wisdom!
That’s what a wise man will do.
Do some soul-searching today.
Are you really wise?
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