Mid-Week Stewardship Thought

Adoring Him with Our Gifts

In the Christmas story, we are told of the Wise Men and the shepherds who both play an important part in the story.  We are told that the Wise Men came in search of the newborn King that they might worship Him.  Matthew 2:11 records, “And going into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother, and they fell down and worshiped Him.”  And they offered to the Christ Child the gifts they had brought for Him, “gold and frankincense and myrrh.”

The shepherds adored Him, too.  They heard about Jesus from the angels as they sat watching their sheep and ran to Bethlehem to see the Christ Child.  They didn’t have tangible gifts to bring as the Magi did, but they, too, responded in adoration.  Luke writes, “And when they saw it, they made known the saying that had been told them concerning this Child. And all who heard it wondered at what the shepherds told them.” (Luke 2:17-18).

God gives gifts to each of us and uses us to tell the Good News of the birth of His Son Who came to bring us forgiveness of sins and life eternal.  Some of us, like the Wise Men, are blessed with monetary gifts to be used to support mission and ministry.  Others of us are more like the shepherds, able to “[make] known the saying that [has] been told [us].”   By God’s grace, all of us can respond in faithful obedience to God’s Word.  In these ways, we adore our Savior.

 

Prayer: Dear Jesus, thank You for Your willingness to come and live among us and to suffer and die so that we can live as forgiven and redeemed people who will spend eternity with You.  Amen.

 

Blessings on your journey as a steward!