“They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:11 NLT
Famous is well-known at the salon where I get my hair cut. When he accompanies me, he likes to greet the stylists who work there. He knows where they have hidden a stash of dog biscuits, and usually he is patient for one of them to offer him this gift, of course with the prerequisite “sit and shake.” If he is lucky, other customers want to say hello and give him a pat or a belly rub. And if he is very lucky, he gets a second treat from someone who did not see him get the first treat!
The gifts of the magi were the first Christmas presents bestowed by humans to celebrate a great, no, a miraculous birth. How amazed must Joseph and Mary have been to see the fuss being made over their firstborn son! Certainly, it gave them a deeper understanding of the significance of their miracle child. These precious gifts may also have been the only way they were able to survive after becoming refugees in Egypt soon after Jesus was born.
Help me discover the gifts You have bestowed upon me and when I need to use them for Your glory!
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