Hello Everyone,

A wise man’s journey is one of CHANGE.

Look at verse twelve with me: And having been warned in a dream not to go back to Herod, they returned to their country by another route.

Isn’t it interesting that after they worshiped Jesus that they could not go back the same way that they had come? I find that to be a fact even today. Once you have met God you will never be the same. An encounter with God changes things – it changes you – doesn’t it? It’s always been that way.

Jacob wrestled with God and never walked the same the rest of his life.

Isaiah stepped into the presence of God and proclaimed “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord of hosts." Isaiah 6:5 (NKJV)

He was never the same again.

Job questions God over and over again concerning his suffering and when God shows up Job says. "I’m speechless, in awe—words fail me. I should never have opened my mouth! I’ve talked too much, way too much. I’m ready to shut up and listen." Job 40:4-5 (MSG)

Job met God and became a changed man.

That is what happens when we walk into the presence of God. We become changed. That is what happened to the wise men when they encountered Christ – they were changed. That is what happens when we encounter Christ – things become different.

Its Christmas time and we hear the story of the wise men. They were wise because they had faith, they were wise because they worshiped and they were changed forever – all because of a child.

Let me ask you. Are you looking for a change in your life? Find Christ this Christmas and I can guarantee that you will be changed. Things will be different. Step out in faith and seek Him as the wise men did.

Greater Things Are Still To Come!

Pastor Phil