“They asked, ‘Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.’” -Matthew 2:2

God altered the heavens to lead these men to Jesus. The extent to which our God will go to reveal Himself to His creation is without limit. He loved these wisemen. And He loves all people. So much that He will move heaven to make it known. But it is important for us to remember that no matter how miraculous the signs God may give, it still takes faith to follow Him.

Long before the wisemen laid their eyes on Jesus for themselves, they saw this new star in the sky for the first time and made a decision to follow it. These men had to make a choice to leave what they knew behind. They had to choose faith. 

When God gives us a direction to follow or lays out steps for us to take, it is important for us to know that there are things that will be left behind. The predictable, the comfortable. Sometimes our comfort has to take a backseat when God calls us on a journey of faith. The wisemen didn’t know much about Who they would find beneath the star, but they understood that He was worth the trip. He was worth the sacrifice. 

He always is.

Our journey to knowing Jesus sometimes leads us away from comfortable places. But God has given us a star, a sign to follow. Jesus said in Revelation 22:16, “…I am the bright morning star.” Jesus is not a physical star in the sky for us to follow to a manger with a baby inside. He is, however, the One we seek. He is the One we follow. And it is Jesus alone who guides us directly to the only place we will ever find true love and meaning: it is always Jesus Himself. 

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