![]() So how can such people see God even when he manifests himself.Īgain, they were called wise men because they listened to God who told them in a dream not to return to Herod. They are corrupt, they have committed abominable deeds. Anyway "the fool has already said in his heart there is no God. God does not reveal himself to fools but to the wise and humble of heart. These Eastern kings must be men of deep faith they see a tiny baby lying in a manger yet they prostrated themselves to worship him because they believe he was God. We become foolish when we seek to destroy younger stars coming up or when we see them as threats to us. Though they were Eastern kings, yet they dropped their pride as kings, humbled themselves and came all the way to Bethlehem to worship the new born king in sincerity of heart unlike Herod the foolish king who wanted to destroy the new born king. They are called wise men for many reasons. Considering the after effects of their sojourn that is, the killing of the innocent children by king Herod, many have asked whether they were really wise men. They were Pagan kings and astrologers whose studies of nature led them to God. Tradition gave them the names: Gaspar, Melchior and Balthazar. The Bible does not mention that there were three wise men, but it mentions that three gifts Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh were offered to the Baby Jesus. It is generally not accepted that there were three wise men who came in search of Christ. "The people that live in darkness have seen a great light" (cf.Isaiah 60) The church is the star leading us to God. ![]() Today's celebration revolves round the fact that God reveals himself to the three wise men through the guidance of a star. He once manifested himself to Moses in the burning bush. In the past and even now God has always revealed himself in different ways. It is all about the manifestation or the revelation of our God. Today, the church celebrates the Solemnity of the Epiphany of our God. Like mother Theresa, May God keep us faithful to him when there seems to be no star to guide us or when the star disappears. I remember Mother Theresa of Calcutta saying that through out her years of serving God and humanity, she never had a vision of God yet in that seeming dark and fuzzy condition, she kept faith with her Master. 20:29) In this case, they seem to journey in the dark. But what about those who have not seen? The Lord himself would say: "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe". It is this personal encounter with God that spurs many of us on in our journey of faith. One interesting thing about our search for God is that when He finally manifests himself to us, we become super excited, we hold onto it saying God revealed this to me or in the words of the prophets of old, "thus says the Lord". ![]() OUR GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO THE WISE NOT THE FOOL ![]()
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