matthew 2:1-12

My favorite thing that I've heard about the Magi following the star to find Jesus was an old college mate's exclamation of why he believes,

"It was the Miss Cleo's looking for him!"

haha. I love that. I don't think it was exalting faith in fortune tellers but saying it had to be something special for them to stop what they were doing to explore something of a spiritual nature.

Are you now imaging Miss Cleo in the dessert looking towards a star?

:)

Matthew 1

Isn't this beautiful? Isn't this what so many of us believe (i.e., the point of life) but fail to BELIEVE in our daily living:

Matthew 1:21 Amplified Bible:
²¹She will bear a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus [the Greek form of the Hebrew Joshua, which means Savior], for He will save His people from their sins [that is, prevent them from failing and missing the true end and scope of life, which is God].

It's this version's definition of sin that excites me so. It makes my soul jump with joy. It is a sin for my soul NOT to be in Light..... I don't even know how to explain it. Perhaps you feel it too? It's like it said to me that it is sin not to follow one's course.