January 10, 2025
Epiphany - Part 5
Matthew 2:12
01/10/2025
12 And being warned in a dream not to return to
Herod, they departed to their own country by
another way. (ESV)
The story of the Magi, the Wise Men, brings hope to all
people. As they sought the King of the Jews, they found the
Savior for all people. Jew and gentile alike find hope in the
infant, the King who is the God who dies for His people.
Jesus' death and resurrection were in the future, however.
Yet the devil, working through evil men such as King Herod,
sought to kill the baby Jesus. They would succeed, but not
before Jesus had taught His disciples about the love, grace, and
mercy of the Father. Everything Jesus taught can be found in the
pages of the Old Testament, even as the scribes found the place
of His birth in the book of Micah.
``And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they
departed to their own country by another way.''
The Wise Men found the King of the Jews for whom they were
looking. By their gifts they proclaimed Him a king, but His
kingdom is not of this world. They proclaimed Him to be God, one
to whom the incense of prayer ascends, one who hears and answers
in love. Finally, they proclaimed His death for the redemption
of Jew and Gentile alike, a death which could not hold Him.
There is so much more to learn of the Infant of Bethlehem.
Wise men still seek Him, the King of the Jews, the one born to
redeem us from sin and death. Please join us at 9:00 each Sunday
morning to hear of Jesus Christ, our only hope.
May our Lord grant us faith to find Him. Amen.