When we find ourselves in unexpected places, in the stable instead of the stars, how do we respond to God? Do we blame Him, or do we praise Him? It can be easy to feel disappointed when we thought we were getting a star, but instead we find ourselves in...

Before Joseph was even born, God knew everything that would happen in his life. He set the stage for his brothers' vicious and bullying behavior to be turned into a priceless representation of God's love and concern for His people. The distinction between God "doing nothing" in response to human...

The prophet Isaiah wrote twice about the identity and virgin birth of the Messiah approximately 700 years before the birth of Jesus (Isaiah 7:14 and 38:7). Isaiah is quoted by Matthew in today’s verse. We are thus told three times in Scripture something remarkable, hardly fathomable, that Jesus is Immanuel,...

Most scholars believe Jesus was two years old when the Magi reached the place where he was staying, while others believe he was as young as twelve days old. There are many variations from Biblical scholars as to how far they traveled, but the Word tells us they came from...

The journey of the Magi speaks to us about the unforeseen paths God sometimes leads us on. These wise men embarked on a quest seeking a king, anticipating regal surroundings and grandeur. But their pursuit, marked by a star, concluded in the humblest of places—a stable in Bethlehem.Imagine the Magi's...