DAY 8 UNEXPECTED SIGNAL: The Star and the Foreign Wise Men
God reveals Messiah’s birth not to Israel first, but to Gentile "astrologers" from far away.
Matthew 2:1, 2 TPT
“After Jesus’ birth a group of spiritual priests from the East came to Jerusalem and inquired of the people, “Where is the child who is born king of the Jewish people? We observed his star rising in the sky and we’ve come to bow before Him in worship.”
Israel had Scripture. The Magi had a star. Guess who recognized Him? And the strangers inadvertently ended up in Jerusalem looking in the expected place (rather than the unexpected one) and tipping off a very concerned Herod about a new king of the Jewish people. And Herod had to call in priests and religious scholars to ask about the prophecies of the Messiah. The foreigners continued on to Bethlehem bearing gifts. Herod, instead, plots His death.
Sometimes outsiders see God more clearly than insiders because they aren’t blinded by familiarity or tradition. . . or personal bias or agendas.
God is still using unexpected signs to get our attention… in nature, in silence, in conversations we weren’t planning to have. However, that unexpected star in our view is exactly what was going to get the attention of the foreigners. These wealthy foreigners from the East were astrologers, dream interpreters. Magi - spiritual advisors / priests - were from Persia - so they were Gentiles, not even Jews!
But if anyone was going to notice that star and know what it was, it was these wise men. God may send you signs only designed for you - that you know are signs from God - but not recognized as such by someone else.
🔍 Where might God be speaking in a way that doesn’t fit your usual categories?
Don’t limit how God can lead you. He still draws seekers with unexpected stars.
May God bless you this evening and always. Live ignited!
MelAnn
🙏 Father, remove my spiritual filters. Help me recognize Your voice in every form You choose.
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