Monday, February 8, 2016

The visit of the Magi

Matthew 2:1-11
Where is the one who has been born of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.
This is the truth: the star appeared.
On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures ad presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.
Men from the East (Persia, Babylonia or Arabia) come to pay homage to the infant King. They are astrologers, Studying the stars and their meanings is what makes them 'wise'. And they have no doubt that the new star means the birth of the promised King in Judah. (It is tradition that identifies the Magi as three kings and attaches specific meaning to their presents - gold for a king; incense for God; myrrh for a mortal man)
Why?
People work hard in his work and may be called by the Lord.
The gospel is built on the relationship between God and us. So the Magi worshiped the Jesus.
Gold: Belong to the heaven, holy and glory        faith                                          
Incense: humanity perfume                                  witness
Myrrh: Healing and pain for sins                         persistence for suffering
How?
Let me more humble before the Lord and work hard for the Lord.
無形的三個禮物: 1)熱誠追求的心     2)敬拜、謙卑  3)忠心的順服

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