~ Lessons for Today ~
What do
Wise Men do today?
The
following is an excerpt from a book.
In the three gifts of the wise men, myrrh speaks of
suffering, the spice of death, and reminds us of the past and His first coming; frankincense speaks of worship and
intercession, and represents the present
Church age and the forming of the pearl of great price; and gold speaks of His future royalty and rule ushered in by
His Second Coming.
The magi sought out Jesus and brought to
Him appropriate gifts. “Wise men still seek Him” has become a seasonal saying.
I heartily agree with that sentiment, but I would add, “Wise men still bring
Him gifts.” Do you have wisdom? Then what gift would you bring to Jesus?
In our society the pearl is one of the
birthstones for the month of June and is suggested as the appropriate gift for
the thirtieth wedding anniversary. More significantly, pearls have long been
given as a gift from the groom to the bride-to-be. Jesus Christ is the
Bridegroom and the Church is His bride (2 Corinthians 11:2 and others). The
Bridegroom has given His all to His fiancée. It is a natural response of the
fiancée to respond with gifts that are an outflow of her love. “We love Him
because He first loved us” (1 John 4:19 NKJV).
~
from “ONE PRECIOUS PEARL: God’s Design
for His Church, pg 117 (ISBN: 9780741462329)
Learn more about this important book at Amazon,
the Publisher,
or the Author’s
website.
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