Bibles again to Matthew chapter
2. It says in verse 1, Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem,
the Lord Jesus was born in Bethlehem, came from heaven, inhabited a
body prepared by God for him in a mother's womb. Up to this
time, this is the greatest single event in the history of the universe. There is no event to be compared
to the coming of our Lord into this world in human flesh. John
1 says, in the beginning was the Word. The Word was made flesh. The Word was with God. He dwelt
among us. The Word was God. would beheld
his glory. Philippians 2 said, he thought
it not robbery to be equal with God, but made himself of no reputation,
took upon himself the form of a man, was made in the likeness
of sinful flesh, and became obedient unto death, even the death of
the cross. Why did he come? Why did our
Lord God become a man? Well, I want to show you the
reason in two scriptures why did God become a man. In Hebrews
chapter 2, Hebrews chapter 2, verse 10 through 17, Paul tells
us why our Lord came to this earth in human flesh. In Hebrews
chapter 2, verse 10, For it became him, for whom are all things,
and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory,
to make the captain of their salvation perfect through suffering."
This is speaking of the Father. It's becoming to the Father.
It's just like Him. It's becoming to His mercy and
His love to send Christ. He sent Him. The Father made
the captain of our salvation perfect. perfect righteousness,
a perfect sacrifice, a perfect atonement through his suffering.
The Father ordained that. Now listen, because both he that
sanctifies, that's Christ, and they who are sanctified, that's
us, are all of one, for which cause he's not ashamed to call
us his brethren. We're one. As Jim prayed this
morning, he's the head, we're the body. We're one. Can't have
a head without a body or a body without a head. He said, I will
declare thy name unto my brethren in the midst of the church. This
is Christ speaking. I'll sing praise to thee. And
again, I'll put my trust in him. And again, behold, I and the
children which God gave me. Now, God gave us to Christ before
the world began. And it was just like the Father
to send him down here to redeem us. Now listen, and here's the
reason he was made flesh. For as much then as the children
whom God gave him, his brethren, are partakers of flesh and blood,
he also himself likewise took part of the same." You're out
there sitting there in flesh and blood and bones. The Lord
Jesus Christ was made in the flesh just exactly like you and
me. Just exactly. Eyes, ears, flesh. hunger, he thirsted, he wearied,
he cried, he knew sorrow, sadness, troubles
and sorrow, tempted in all points as we are. He took part of the
same. Can you see what I'm saying?
Same flesh, like you. Got to be like you to redeem
you. That through death he might destroy
him that had the power of death, that is the devil. That's what
God told him in Genesis 3.15. He said, the seed of woman, that
man, is going to destroy your head, your authority, your power,
your dominion, your kingdom, and everything that's going to
destroy you. And deliver us, who through fear of death were
all their lifetime subject to bondage. Captivity of Satan,
he set us free. He came to set the captive free.
Recovery of sight to the blind. Deliverance to the captive. For
verily, he took not on him the nature of angels. Now, he didn't
become an angel. He became a man. Why did the
apostles say, even bring the angels up? They sinned, too.
They fell, too. They were cast out, too, out
of heaven. Man was cast out of the garden,
angels cast out of heaven. But he didn't become an angel.
He didn't come to redeem angels. He came to redeem men. He became
a man. Aren't you glad? Aren't you thankful?
He took on Him the seed of Abraham. Seed of Abraham. That's who He
is. He's the seed of Abraham. God said the promise is to Abraham
and his seed, not plural, as seeds, but seed, which is Christ.
And we're always considered in Him. We're never considered apart
from him. We're loved in Christ, chosen
in Christ, given to Christ, redeemed by Christ. God always considered
us in him. He's the seed. We're in him.
Therefore, in all things, it behooved him. It was essential,
necessary. It behooved him to be made just
like his brethren, that he might be a merciful, faithful high
priest. And every high priest in the Old Testament was taken
from among men. in order to represent men to
God, in things pertaining to God. He's a faithful and high
priest in things pertaining to God to make reconciliation. He reconciled us to God. God
was angry, and Christ reconciled us. Your sin separates you from
God, and Christ reconciled us. That's right. sins of his people,
or in that he himself has suffered being tempted, he's able to encourage
and help and satisfy them that are tempted. He's our comforter,
too. He's our solace and our consolation. Here's the second scripture,
now, Galatians 4. Why did he become a man? Galatians chapter
4, verse 4 and 5 and 6. Galatians 4 verse 4, Now when
the fulness of time was come, that is, this is God's appointed
time. Our Lord Jesus was the Lamb slain before the foundation
of the world. I don't know how old the world
is or how old the world's foundations are. I wouldn't even attempt
to even guess how many years. But I know he was the Lamb slain
in the beginning, before the foundations of the world. And
all that God Almighty pleased to do, came down to one point,
right here. This great, wonderful day. The fullness of time, God Himself,
God, the Heavenly Father, sent forth His Son, and they won. He could have seen me, seen my
Father. I and my Father won, and He sent His Son. He sent
him made of a woman. That's how he got this flesh
and blood. He was conceived in the womb, not by a man. He was
conceived in the womb by God. Our Lord said, a body? You prepared
me. He wasn't a descendant of Adam. He's the Son of God. And he was
made of a woman, slowly carried, just like your little baby, being
formed and fashioned in the womb. Our Lord Jesus Christ in the
body, lay in the womb. Explain that, I cannot. Believe
it, I do. God was made in a woman's womb
and was born with the same pain and travail and difficulty that
you women suffer when you bring forth a child. Mary brought forth
her firstborn child, wrapped him in swaddling clothes and
laid him in a manger. There he is, the tender The root
out of dry ground. There he is. The root of Jesse. Seed of Jesse. Root of David.
Lying in that manger. Made under the law. It was necessary
for him to be circumcised when he was eight days old. That's
the law. Named him when he was eight days old. Circumcised.
Necessary for her to bring her offerings. to the temple, just
like all the other Jewish mothers. Necessary for him to go to the
synagogue on the Sabbath day. Necessary. His own law, which
he made, was laid upon him for perfect obedience. Perfect obedience. He prayed at the end of his life,
before he died on the cross, he said, Father, I've glorified
you on this earth perfectly. I've kept the law in jot and
tittle, every letter. made of a womb, made under the
law, here it is, to redeem them, our kinsmen redeemed, buy back
what we lost, restore that point from which we fell, even higher,
to redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive
the adoption of sons. And because you are sons, God
has sent forth his Spirit, the Spirit of his Son, into your
heart, crying, Abba Father. Oh, look back across the page
at Galatians 3, verse 10. Here we are. As many as are of
the works of the law are under the curse, because it is written,
Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things written in
the book of the law to do them. And no man is justified by the
law in the sight of God. That's evident. The just shall
live by faith, and the law is not of faith. The man that doeth
them shall live in them. But now here's what Christ did
for us. Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,
being made a curse for us. For it is written, Cursed is
every one that hangeth on a tree. That's why he was made flesh.
That's why he was born in Bethlehem. Because by man came death, by
man came life. Because in Adam we die, in Christ
we are made alive. Because by one man sin entered
this world, and death by sin, and because of that one man we
were all made sinners. By the righteousness of Christ
we were made holy. In other words, our Lord's coming
into this world has its foundation in three attributes of God. There
are many attributes of God, but three major attributes of God
demand that Christ come if we are to be redeemed. One is his
holiness. God is holy. We've got to be
holy, too. And in Christ, we're holy. Number
two, God is just. God must punish sin. And in Christ,
he punished our sin. God in Christ can be just and
justify me. God is holy. In Christ, we're
holy. God is just. In Christ, our sins
are paid for. Payment, God's justice, cannot
twice demand. First hit my bleeding shirt in
his hand, then he get mine. He paid it all, all the debt
I owe. Sin left a crimson stain, he washed it white as snow. And
then the third attribute, why he came, God's holy, God's just,
God is love. I heard a preacher say one time,
well, God could damn everybody or God could save everybody.
And I thought, now wait a minute, wait a minute. God, I don't know,
God might could save everybody, that's God's business. But he
can't damn everybody. He can't damn everybody and be
God is love, can he? Love's got to be expressed. Love's
got to have an object. Love's got to be shown. That's
right, love needs someone. As they used to have a song,
you ain't nobody till somebody loves you. That's about right,
you know. You've got to have that. And God is love. Moses asked Him one time, says,
show me your glory. He says, my goodness, that's
my chief glory. So that's why Christ came, because
God's holy, just, and He's plenteous in mercy. I will be holy, I will
be just, but I will be merciful. That's the good news. You can
go forth and tell folks that. That's established back in the
garden. That's established in the Garden when Adam fell. God said, I promise you, I'm
going to put enmity between the serpent, his seed, and the woman,
her seed. And that serpent's seed will
bruise his heel, but he'll bruise his head. And then God Almighty
took an animal. The first blood wasn't Abel's
offering. The first blood was when God
slew the animal. Maybe an angel did it. You know,
he said God killed Moses and buried him. Maybe an angel buried
Moses by God's altars. Maybe God dug the grave. I don't
know. But I do know that lamb was slain, the first blood in
the Garden of Eden was slain, the first blood was shed, and
the first animal slain to cover our nakedness. And God Almighty
did that. Now, that's mercy. That's showing
us mercy. That's right. That's showing
us mercy. Well, these wise men knew some
things about that. Let's go back to our text. They looked for the coming Messiah.
You know, Simeon wasn't the only one that looked for the Messiah.
The woman at the well. Our Lord Jesus told her, He said,
You don't know what you worship. You don't know what you worship.
God's a spirit. They that worship him, worship
him in spirit and truth. She said, well, when the Messiah
comes, he'll tell us. She's looking for this king,
this Messiah. She didn't know he was up. He's
sitting there talking to her. He said, I'm he! This woman was
looking for the Messiah. That's right. She certainly was. And these wise men were looking
for the Messiah. Because it says here, let's read
chapter 2 of Matthew. Go back there. Now, when Jesus
was born in Bethlehem, He's already born, that's what I told you
a while ago, in Judea, in the days of Herod the king. Behold,
there came wise men from the east, from another country. They
came, and they said, Where is He? Where is He that's born King
of the Jews? Where is the Messiah? We've seen
His star. We've come to worship. Who are
these men? You know, I sat there and looked
at that, and I thought, now, who are these men? Well, you know, I've never
noticed this. Right there in the margin of your Bible, it
says here in the margin of your Bible, they came from the east
country to Jerusalem. There's a little E there, and
it refers you to Genesis 25, verse 6. Let's go over that. Genesis 25, verse 6. Let's see
what it says. Let's see what it says. Now,
we know Abraham had a son named Isaac, and Isaac shall thy seed
be called. We know he had a son named Ishmael
that he had to send away, but he had a bunch of other sons
and grandsons after Sarah died. Genesis 25, listen, verse 1. Then again, Abraham took a wife
after Sarah died. Her name was Keturah. And she
bore him Zimron, one, Jokshon, two, Midian, three, Midian, four,
Ishbok, five, Shulah, six sons. And then Joshen begat Sheba and
Dedan as two more grandsons. And the sons of Dedan were Ashuram
and Latusam. Here are some names for your
children, ladies. Le'omam. And then Midian's sons were Ephah
and Hanuk. That's about a dozen grandsons.
and Abida, and Elder, and all these were children of Keturah.
This woman had six sons, and grandsons, and great-grandsons,
and Abraham gave all that he had to Isaac. But to the sons
of the concubines, which Abraham had, he gave gifts. You know,
he taught them just like he taught Isaac. Abraham was an old man here.
He lived, what does it say down here in verse 7? A hundred and
three scores, sixty, a hundred and sixty, seventy, a hundred
and seventy-five years. And he taught Isaac. You know,
when they started up that mountain to worship the Lord, Isaac, a
pretty good-sized young man, and he said, Father, here's the
fire and here's the wood. Where's the lamb? You've been teaching
me that you can't come to God without a lamb. You've got to
have a lamb. You've been teaching me about the Messiah. Where's
the lamb? Abraham said, Son, he's coming. God will provide
for him. And every one of these boys,
Every one of them was taught by Abraham. His sons and grandsons were taught
by Abraham. Wouldn't you like to be taught
by Abraham? Yes, sir. Now, look at verse 5. And Abraham
gave all that he had to Isaac, but to the sons of the concubines
which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts and sent them away from
Isaac his son, while yet he lived. Where did they go? Eastward to
the east. Where did these wise men come
from? Matthew 2, verse 1. They came
from the east country. These wise men were grandsons
right on down the line of Abraham. Like the Samaritan woman, the
Samaritan and the Jews had nothing to do with one another. Any time
you think there's just one fellow believing in God, you listen
to God talk to Elijah. Elijah, he said, I got 7,000
that never have bowed their knee to Baal yet. You're not the only
one. And these men came from these
countries because they saw the star for which they had looked. That's right. Well, how many
were there? Well, if you go around town and
see all the nativity scenes, there were three. But the Bible
doesn't say there were three wise men. Nowhere. I don't know
whether there's a dozen, or two dozen, or six, or one. I know
there's more than one wise man. But there they came from the
east country to Jerusalem. They didn't know where to go.
They had seen his star, and they came from their east country
to worship him. And they didn't come to a manger.
You go down to the Nativity scenes, and there's these three wise
men holding these bowls, you know. They didn't come to the
manger. They didn't even come the night
he was born. The shepherds came that night. Let's go to Luke
2 and see about these shepherds here. These wise men didn't come
to the manger. I told you all, don't look at
the pictures. Young people, these picture books,
these Bible picture books, don't look at the pictures. They are
deceiving. There were no wise men at the
manger. They were Mary and Joseph and the babe, and some shepherds
came. Now, here's when they came, in
Luke 2, verse 15. And it came to pass, as the angels
were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one
to another, Let's go right now, this very night, even to Bethlehem,
and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord has made
known to us. And they came with haste, and
they found Mary and Joseph. And they found the babe still
in the manger. And when they saw it, had seen
it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning
the child. Well, now, these men were in
their home country in the east when the babe was born. He was
already born. They were at home. And they came
all the way to Jerusalem, however far that was and however long
it took them to get there. But what about this seeing the
star? Three times they talked about
this star they saw in chapter 2, verse 2, Matthew 2, verse
2. They said, where is he, this
born King of the Jews? We've seen his star in the east. We've come to worship him. Special
revelation of God, a sign in the heaven. They said in verse
9, it says in verse 9, when they had heard the King, they departed
and lo, the star. which they saw in the east, back
yonder, it appeared again, and went before them. So they came
and stood where the young child was. Verse 10, And when they
saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy. I looked up the star. There is a scripture in Numbers
24. Let's turn over there a minute. Balaam, who prophesied by the power and grace of God.
He says something about the star in Numbers 24. I can't handle
too much of this, but I'll just show you where it's mentioned,
and I'll show you another scripture where Christ calls himself the
star. But Numbers 24, verse 17, verse
15, Numbers 24, 15. And he took up his parable and
said, Balaam the son of Beor hath said, And the man whose
eyes are open hath said, he hath said, which heard the words of
God, and knew the knowledge of the Most High, which saw the
visions of the Almighty, falling into a trance, but having his
eyes open. Now listen, I shall see him, but not now. I shall behold him, but not now. And there shall come a star out
of Jacob. And a scepter shall rise out
of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy
the children of Seth. And Edom shall be a possession,
and Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies. And Israel shall
do valiantly. Out of Jacob shall come he that
shall have dominion, and shall destroy him that remaineth of
the city." Start out of Jacob, and then over in Revelation.
Let's take time to look at this one here, Revelation 22, verse
16. And our Lord is speaking here.
I, Jesus, Revelation 22, verse 16, I, Jesus,
have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the
churches. I am the root and offspring of
David, I'm the bright and the morning star." Somehow, the Lord
was pleased to direct these men with a sign in the heavens, a
star. We've seen his star. And then
when they went through this, let me show you this. It took
them, I don't know how long, to get to Jerusalem. But I do
know they prepared for the journey, and back then you didn't go to
the next day. They prepared for the journey.
They came to Jerusalem, and then they had a discussion with some
people there and with the king. Let's look at verse 3. When Herod
the king had heard these things, what these men were saying, they
were going all over Jerusalem saying, Where is he? Where is
the king of the Jews? Where is he, this boy? We've
seen his style. And the king heard this, Herod, and it troubled
him. And all Jerusalem troubled with
him. Like Brother Scott said, these
men didn't come in town on the back of a pickup truck. These
were wise men from a far country that were inquired about a king.
And Herod was upset and the people were upset. So Herod, verse 4,
gathered all the chief priests and scribes and the people together
and demanded of them where this Christ should be born. Where
this Christ should be born. Now this takes time. There's
time elapsing here. And they said to him, they quoted
the scripture, in Bethlehem of Judea, it's written in the prophets,
written by the prophet, Thou Bethlehem and the land of Judah
art not least among the princes of Judah, out of thee shall come
a governor that shall rule my people Israel. That's right. Well, Herod called these men
to himself and they told him that. Then he sent for the wise
men, these visitors from the east. Verse 7, Then Herod, when
he had privately, called the wise men. He inquired of them
diligently, now when was it you saw this star? Tell me the time
when you saw this star, when it first appeared. The star appeared
to you. And then he said to them, now
I want you to go to Bethlehem. These fellows, these Jews, told
me that their king was going to be born in Bethlehem. I want
you, you wise men, to go to Bethlehem and you search. And you found
that young child. And when you found him, you bring
me the word that I may come and worship him too." And time is
passing. How long do you reckon Joseph
left Mary in that cow stable? They moved out the next day,
my guess. She's got to fix meals. Let's be plain about this. She's got to take care of him.
She's got to get him out of that manger. and get him into a house. And while all this is going on
with these wise men, Joseph is moving his family into some kind
of dwelling. You see, the taxation time is
over now, and people have gone home, so there is room. There
wasn't room in the inn when they got there, but there is room
now, and he has rented a place or borrowed a place to go. So
these fellows left Heaven, look at verse 9, and they heard the
king and they departed. And here we are again, and lo,
the star which they saw in the east went before them to Bethlehem,
not over, what, four or five miles out of Jerusalem. You've
been reading about it in the paper lately. It's close by,
Bethlehem. So they came to Bethlehem until
it came and it stood over where the young child was. Now, I can't
guess the age of our Lord at this time, but it's somewhere
several weeks, a month. He's a young child, and they're
in a house. So that discounts this thing
to the pictures, the wise men with the shepherds and all this.
It's just not there. And they came, the star stood over where
the young child was, and when they saw the star, they rejoiced. Now listen to verse 11. And when
they came into the house, they saw the young child with Mary
his mother. Nothing is said of Joseph here. And I don't really
know why, but he's just not mentioned. But they found a young child
with Mary, his mother. And they fell down and worshipped
him. They fell down and worshipped him. That's what Simeon did when
he received a child in his arms, a young child, about the size
it was, an evening or something. He lifted his eyes to heaven
and said, I've seen your salvation. They just saw a child. It's just
one they've been looking for. That's one Abraham talked about
way back yonder and came right down through the family to these
men now. Let's read verse 11. They came
into the house where the young child was with Mary's mother,
and they fell down and worshiped him. And when they opened their
treasures, they presented unto him and his mother gifts, gold,
frankincense, and myrrh. These were valuable. He's a wealthy
man, more than likely. Valuable. This is worth a lot.
Remember, Joseph and Mary were poor people. Very poor people
out of Nazareth. That was where they lived when
they came to Bethlehem to be taxed. But they were poor people.
And there wasn't any room for them in the inn. That's the reason
their firstborn was born late in the manger. Poor people. And
these men, however many there were, you know the reason I think
they say there's three wise men is there's three gifts. This
is what men do, they come to conclusions without Scripture
and they figure each one had a gift. But I don't know how
much gold they had, how much gifts, but this gold and frankincense
and myrrh is going to serve a purpose, God's purpose. God sent them
there to bring these gifts. Because, listen, read on. Verse
12, and being warned of God in a dream that they should not
return to heaven. Now these men are men of God.
God speaks to them. God warned them. He spoke to
Paul, the apostle, by an angel, by a dream. He spoke to Zacharias.
He spoke to Elizabeth. He spoke to these people. And
he speaks to these wise men in a dream. He said, now don't you
go back to Jerusalem. So they departed another way
and went to their own country. And when they were departed,
now this is interesting. Behold, the angel of the Lord
approached Joseph in a dream, and he said to Joseph, Now rise
and take this young child with his mother and flee to Egypt. Joseph's got money now. Joseph,
that's a long way. That's a journey. He's going
to a strange land, Egypt. He's got to have a home. He's
got to have a job, he's got to have an occupation, he's got
to have money. And God just gave it to him. These wise men brought
all he's going to need. All he's going to need for a
long time. That's right. And so God says, go to Egypt
and be there until I bring you word, because Herod's going to
seek to destroy the child. Now look down at verse 16. Then
Herod, when he saw that he was mocked to the wise men, that
they left another way, he was angry and sent forth and slew
all the children that were in Bethlehem in all the coast out
from two years old and under. So I don't know what Herod knew
when they first saw this star. And he began to get his figures
together. And he said, I better kill all
of them two years under. And they did. And that's the
reason God sent the Lord Jesus with Joseph and his mother to
Egypt. But that's not the only reason
that he sent them. Verse 14, And Joseph arose, and
took the young child and his mother by night, slipped out
of town, and departed unto Egypt. And he was there till the death
of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Hosea the
prophet, saying, out of Egypt have I called my son." The word
of God is so exact. Back yonder in the Old Testament
it says the Lord Jesus Christ is going to live in Egypt. He's
going to be called a Nazarene. He's going to live in Egypt.
And his father is just broke, poor. But God sent these wise
men in fulfilling his promise to them and to their people.
They went back home and told the people, said, we found him,
of whom Moses wrote. We found him. We found him. And then they gave Joseph all
these things that he'd need to go to Egypt and live there. And
then when Herod died, to come from Egypt back up to Nazareth.
And I wrote down here, to purchase a carpenter shop, so he could
have a job and work. God provided all that he needed,
and he worked, and the Lord Jesus Christ was brought up up there
nicely. But in closing, there's much
interest to us in these men because of the example. And I've got
four things to give you before I close. And this is number one.
Wise men still seek the Lord. These men are called wise men.
I don't know why they're called wise men. I know one reason they're
called wise men, because they were seeking the Lord. That's
right. And that's what it says over
here in Psalm 2. And you, everyone here, will be a wise man if you
seek the Lord and never stop coming to him. It says here in
Psalm 2, verse 10, Be wise, Therefore, O ye kings, be instructed, ye
judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, rejoice
with trembling, and kiss the Son." Kiss the Son. You know, was it Philip that
went to find Nathanael? And he said, we found him of
whom Moses wrote. And he said, who is he? He said,
Jesus of Nazareth. He said, can any good come out
of Nazareth? What did Philip say? come and see." That's what these
men did. They came. The wise men came
to seek the Lord. Secondly, what brought them to
where he was? Now, here they are in the East
Country, and here the king born in Bethlehem, God put a sign
in the heaven so that they could find him. And the Lord's given
us plenty of signs. Plenty of directions. The Old
Testament is just full of stars that point out who he is, where
he is, what he did, why he did it, all the way through the Old
Testament. There are plenty of signs now. You don't need to
grope around in the dark if you'll just look for the signs. He'll
show you where he is. He'll show you who he is. Because
these men came there and they said, Where is he? Where is he? They were looking for a person.
Secondly, they said, where is he, this born king? They weren't
looking for somebody that a bunch of people made king. They were
looking for someone who was born king, king from all eternity. And they said, where is he, this
born king of Israel, king of the Jews? He's king by design, he's king
by decree, and he's king by death. Where is he? Well, the directions
are right here. All you need to know about them
is right here. And then thirdly, they said this. They said, they're
wise men, they're seeking the Lord. They followed the stars
that God, the signs God gave them. And they came for the right
reason. We've come so that we can get
in on this kingdom business. We've come so that we can form
some new organization, no? They say, we're going to worship
him. We won't worship him. Not argue,
not debate, not socialize, not organize, not be recognized.
We won't come worship him. If you have that goal in mind,
you'll find it. We'll come worship him. Become
ye who love the Savior's name and joy to make it known. The
Sovereign of your heart proclaim and bow before His throne. Behold
our King, our Savior crowned with glory all divine. Tell the
people all around how bright His glory shines. Infinite power,
boundless grace, in Him unite their rage. You that have ever
beheld His face will forever sing His praise. If I spent 40
lifetimes talking about him, it'd still be like Sheba's queen. The half has never been told. Never been told. Wise men seek the Lord. Wise men follow the stars. And
wise men worship him. And the last thing I want to
give you is in verse Verse 11, And when they were
come into the house, they saw him. They saw him. He that seeth the Son, and believeth
on him, hath life. And when they saw him, they fell
down and worshipped him. You know, that's what John said
on the island when he was exiled. And he heard the boys. He said,
I turned, and when I saw him, I fell at his feet and worshipped
him. And these men, when they saw
him, they fell at his feet and worshipped him. Saul of Tarsus
said, I saw him, and I fell down. I fell down. And you know what
the next thing says? Listen, verse 11. When they came
into the house, they saw him, and they fell down and worshipped
him. And then they opened their treasures. When God opens a man's
heart or a woman's heart, He'll open their eyes to see him. He'll
open their ears to hear him. He'll open their lips to praise
him. And he'll open their hands to bless others. They saw him. They fell down
and worshipped him. And then they opened their hands.
And God used them to bless Joseph and Mary, do his bidding, fulfill
his purpose, do his will. They never asked Joseph, what
are you going to do with this? That wasn't any of their business.
But when God opened their hearts, He opened their hands. And we
leave the business to Him whose business it is. And we just give. I hope that's a blessing to you.
It was to me.