When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy.
MATTHEW 2:10, ESV
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
“Worshiping Jesus means joyfully ascribing authority and dignity to Christ with sacrificial gifts.
We ascribe ( credit, attribute, attach ) to him. We don’t add to him.
God is not served by human hands as though he needed anything (Acts 17:25).
Excerpted from
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy
Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper
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