Matthew 2:9–12 (Matthew (NAC)): 9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. 11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.
NOTE: The star appears to move. It does not say if it had move earlier. Maybe it hung over Israel or Jerusalem (which is near Bethlehem), which explains why the Magi go to the capital. But now the star moves, possibly lowering itself in a supernatural way, to highlight where the child was. I prefer to see this supernaturally as opposed to a comet or a supernova. I wonder why they stayed in Bethlehem as opposed to returning to Nazareth. I wonder if there was still family pain due to the supposed illegitimate birth. Life was not easy to for the parents of the King of Kings.
PONDER:
1) Do I struggle with pain in life, not realizing that pain can be part of the will of God?
PRAYER: Father, open our eyes to see the miracle of the Savior's birth. Help us not to let the season pass us in a ho-hum manner.
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