This morning.” breakfast with Ian” looks at the wise men. We don’t know the exact number of the Magi. We assume that there were three because there were three gifts that were brought. We do know that to find their way from the East to the Holy Land they combined study, reason and revelation.
The star that they followed moved contrary to all other star patterns to bring these men to the Land of Israel. Once there, REASON told them that if a king was to be born, he most surely would be in a palace in Jerusalem. So that is where they went and consorted with Herod and his priests. REASON had led them astray.
It was not until they left the palace that the star appeared unto them again, this time to lead them to their precise destination.
What lessons do we learn from the wise men? Well here is one. Wisdom and learning and reason have their place in finding the guidance of God, but all are superseded by “Lo the star!”
Everyone of us must have our own star: call it a life dream, a living word in our hearts, a fervent hope, the “shining path that groweth brighter and brighter to the perfect day”
God has given you a star. Keep sight of it and never let it be eclipsed by clouds of reason - yours or other peoples.
Breakfast with Ian........... A daily thought or insight for you to consider over breakfast... it might make you smile, laugh, shed a tear, or even think.
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