This weekend Christians everywhere celebrated the feast of the Epiphany, or the day of the Three Kings. No one knows for sure who they were, magi, kings or wise men or how many there were. What we do know is that these people were the first Gentiles (foreigners) to see the face of Jesus, the Son of God. Wow! What an experience that must have been. Finding this little toddler, probably around 2 years, and experiencing an Epiphany, a wow, words cannot describe, a take your breath away moment, that would eventually change their lives forever.
They were so amazed by Him, that they gave Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And in giving these particular gifts they were foretelling the destiny of this special Child. As we ponder on the words of the familiar carol it explains in detail what each gift represented. Gold- (king) “King forever ceasing never, over us all to reign.”
Frankincense- (priest)“incense own a Deity nigh, worship Him, God on high.”
Myrrh-(death) it's bitter perfume Breaths a life of gathering gloom.
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding dying, Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Their journey began by following a star, a light in the sky and even though the road was not easy and sometimes dangerous, they never stopped following that star, and through their perseverance and an unshakeable faith they eventually reached their destination, and found the house of Jesus.
As Christians by reason of our Baptism, we are like these Magi. We have been given the light of Jesus as our guiding star, and even though the path of Christian life is not easy and at times dangerous, if we continue to follow His light and persevere with an unshakeable faith, we too will reach our final destination, Jesus's new home, Heaven.
peace2u
No comments:
Post a Comment