Worship Motives (2)

(NLT) — 1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” 3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. 4 He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?” 5 “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote: 6 ‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah, are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’ ” 7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. 8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” 9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. KEY POINT- I love how God allowed for there to be people with revelation of who Jesus is to be at the scene of Jesus’s birth. (Or shortly thereafter)These guys of wealth somehow get some understanding of what happened… And before Jesus ever does a miracle, before he ever teaches, before he ever says a word these guys realize they get a revelation and know what they have to do.

east among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’ ” 7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. 8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” 9 After this interview the wise men went their way. And the star they had seen in the east guided them to Bethlehem. It went ahead of them and stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw the star, they were filled with joy! 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. KEY POINT- I love how God allowed for there to be people with revelation of who Jesus is to be at the scene of Jesus’s birth. (Or shortly thereafter)These guys of wealth somehow get some understanding of what happened… And before Jesus ever does a miracle, before he ever teaches, before he ever says a word these guys realize they get a revelation and know what they have to do.

1. Revelation worship creates movement.

(NLT) — 1 Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, 2 “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” 3 King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. POINT- They didn’t just look at this new found star and admire it, they saw it and did something about it.KEY POINT- When you get a revelation of who Jesus is you will move to him not so you can receive something, but so that you can give something.The truth is it is easy to tell who has recieved real revelation as to who Jesus is, because it will change your position.POINT- The more I come to know who he is the more I realize I can’t wait!

2. Revelation worship creates pure motives.

(NLT) — 7 Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. 8 Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” POINT- The wise men went so they can worship Herod wanted to go so he could kill.

3. Revelation worship shows you what he is going to do.

(NLT) — 11 They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

Gold speaks to his royalty.

Frankincense speaks to his divinity.

Myrrh speaks to his death. worship