Journey to Jesus
Love – The Magi’s Journey

Matthew 2:11 (NKJV) And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

God is love. 1 John 4:16 (NKJV)

We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19 (NKJV)

Soul Tattoo: Love does.

1. Love Seeks

Matthew 2:1-2 (NKJV) 1 Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him.”

Matthew 7:7 (NKJV) “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.”

Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJV) “And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.”

“You don’t drift toward devotion; you pursue it.” — D.A. Carson

2. Love Goes

Matthew 2:9–10 (NKJV) When they heard the king, they departed; and behold, the star which they had seen in the East went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

2 Corinthians 5:14-15 (NKJV) 14 For the love of Christ compels us, because we judge thus: that if One died for all, then all died; 15 and He died for all, that those who live should live no longer for themselves, but for Him who died for them and rose again.

John 1:14 (NKJV) And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us

3. Love Gives

Matthew 2:11 (NKJV) And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Gold — a gift fit for a King

Frankincense — a gift of worship

Myrrh — a prophetic picture of sacrifice and death

Matthew 6:21 (NKJV) “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

2 Corinthians 9:7 (NKJV) “God loves a cheerful giver.”

“You can give without loving, but you cannot love without giving.” — Victor Hugo

“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son…” John 3:16 (NKJV)