The True Gifts of the Magi Part #2

The Wisemen that started their journey on the back of camels, on a dangerous 2 year trek across a desert, was actually foretold hundreds of years before it happened.The whole chapter of Isaiah 60 foretells this, but specifically verses 3 & 6" And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising." Verse 6 aslo specifically calls out WHO, What, When and Where they would come from, and EVEN the HOW of transportation.. " The multitude of CAMELS shall cover thee, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephah; all they from Sheba shall come: they shall bring GOLD and INCENSE; and they shall shew forth the praises of the Lord." The true gifts these Wisemen possessed weren't the gold, francincense and myrryh they carried; they were the GIFTS OF FAITH AND THE WORD! Romans 12:3 says we can't even BELIEVE the Word if we haven't had our HEART opened by faith. The book of Hebrews says that Faith comes by hearing the Word of God; so how did these Gentile leaders-- wisemen in the courts of the Medes and Persians- have Jewish Teachings/History and prophecy, the revealed Word entrusted to Hebrews only then? The Answer is from one of the Wisemen himself,a HEBREW WISEMAN; Daniel! Yes, the SAME Daniel that wrote the book in the Bible. He was the longest living Jewish captive, that held a place of high position throughout several Kings' reigns, being referred to by the Gentiles lastly as a president. He came as a young man from Israel, with other well known people in the Bible.Some were Hananiah , Mischal, Azariah,( Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego), Ezra, Nehemiah, Mordecai and Esther. ALL of these people ended up being greatly used of God to fulfill His purpose and Word, amongst heartache, fear for their lives, and being torn from the only home they had ever known. They all chose to remain faithful to the Lord in strange land, and the Lord put them in the exact positions they needed to be in for it to happen. Just as the Star, JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF, literally guided the Wisemen into the position they needed to be in to read and study HIS WORD, He guided them to where HE PHYSICALLY was as a young toddler child! Romans 8:28 tells us that ALL things work together for good when the Lord is working in our lives, the GOOD and the BAD. The rough times Daniel and his brethren faced were VERY serious and despite all, they CHOSE to follow the STAR! They had the Light of the Word in them, while living in darkness all around them. BUT, it guided them, gave them wisdom, and great HOPE that this Star would deliver them one day! The Wisemen that saw this same Light of the Word, The Star of Bethlehem, would guide them through literal physical darkness, deliver them to the True KING of the Jews, and allow them to kneel and bow at His feet and WORSHIP HIM! The Star that had positioned, protected, and prepared great blessings to all of these pilgrims for their Faith. Today may we look Northward to the Star of Bethlehem in faith with this same gift of FAITH, for help, guidance, protection, and PEACE that passes all understanding, no matter what we are going through today.