Gifts at Christmas - Part 3

We have now reached the point of unwrapping the final gift; the gift of gold. Matthew 2:11 reminds us of the great gifts presented to our Lord and Savior;

11On 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.

So let’s look at the gift of gold and what a gift it was. Gold; over time, has symbolized power, beauty, purity and accomplishment. Throughout history gold has been considered a precious metal with great power and has been used financially as well as medically. It is interesting to note that Homer in the Odyssey calls gold the “glory of immortals”. Further, we can see that gold is mentioned in Genesis 2 where we are told of the land of Havilah “where there is gold and the gold of that land is good”. So I think we could all agree that this gift of gold presented to our Lord and Savior was a gift befitting a King! A gift for a King that is all powerful, all beautiful, all purifying and all accomplishing.

Throughout scripture we see Christ identified as King; our King. In John 1, Nathanael declares,

“Rabbi, you are the Son of God, you are the King of Israel”.

Nathanael recognizes Christ as our King, just as these wise men have done. I am awestruck as I read Revelation 19 where we see;

“On his robe and on his thigh he has this name written: KING OF KINGS AND LORD OF LORDS.”

So this Christmas may we all remember that to us a child is born; to us a son is given. May we all come to correctly recognize just as the wise men did that this child is our great physician, our high priest, our King of Kings! As we correctly recognize Christ, may we as these wise men did bow down and worship him.

As we celebrate this Christmas may it be all about Him who saves us. As Paul teaches us in 1 Timothy;

“Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.”

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Grace and Peace!