"After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi (a.k.a. wise men) from the east came to Jerusalem and 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." When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him. When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Messiah was to be born. "In Bethlehem in Judea," they replied, "for this is what the prophet has written: 'But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for out of you will come a ruler who will shepherd my people Israel.'"

Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him." After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed." -Matthew 2:1-10

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What hit me about this passage is verse eight (bolded). King Herod told the Magi to go find baby Jesus so that he may worship Him. He was seeking Jesus so he could worship Him!! Guys, I think we all need to be a little more like king Herod. Instead of sitting around waiting for Jesus to show up, we need to be continuously seeking after Him and finding ways to worship Him in all that we do. Remember that as you go throughout the rest of your week. :)

**Update:
Wow. I feel kind of dumb for not putting two and two together and remembering that King Herod was actually trying to deceive the Magi so he could find and kill baby Jesus... My mistake, but I still hope you got something out of this!
I am not changing what I wrote because everything I say to you in this book I pray about beforehand and make sure that it is what God wanted me to say.
I believe that God was just trying to show me something personally, and sometimes He has to do that in funny ways, ya know? Haha! Well, thank you and please know that I am not perfect. I forget things and mix things up, but it's in God's name for His glory, right? Haha! Thank you so much for understanding! I love you!

•BPL 🔆