A late Epiphany message:

Remembering the Wise Men by

Seeking the King, Honoring His Name,

Giving Him our Treasures

Proverbs 3:13

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding,

Proverbs 4:5-7

5 Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them.

6 Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you.

7 Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.

Proverbs 8:12

I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.

Proverbs 8:17-19

17 I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.

18 With me are riches and honour, enduring wealth and prosperity.

19 My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.

Proverbs 8:27-36

27 I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,

28 when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,

29 when he gave the sea its boundary so that the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.

Proverbs 8:27-36

30 Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,31 rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.32 Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.33 Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.

Proverbs 8:27-36

34 Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.

35 For whoever finds me finds life and receives favour from the LORD.

36 But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death.

Matthew 2: 1-12

1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem

2 and asked, Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the east and have come to worship him.

3 When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him.

4 When he had called together all the people's chief priests and teachers of the law, he asked them where the Christ was to be born.

5 In Bethlehem in Judea, they replied, for this is what the prophet has written:

6'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 be the shepherd of my people Israel.'

7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the star had appeared.

8 He sent them to Bethlehem and said, Go and make a careful search for the child. As soon as you find him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.

9 After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was.

10 When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.

11 On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

12 And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

1. Seeking Him Beyond our Borders

God is beyond our conceptual borders The Kingdom of God is beyond borders Seeking wisdom means following, but

following may be uncomfortable

2. Honoring His Name

3. Giving Him our treasures

Conclusion:

If you seek the King, honor his name, and give him your treasures, you will have kingly wisdom. There is nothing better that you could gain as you go into this New Year.