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).”
John Piper
Excerpted from
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy
Daily Readings for Advent by John Piper
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Why we need the wisest gifts this Christmas
The four Gospels- Matthew, Mark, Luke, John- relate the life of Jesus, but only Matthew and Luke tell the story of his birth and their versions differ. Luke tells about the trip to Bethlehem and the shepherds’ visit. Matthew misses the Bethlehem journey and the shepherds, but from him we meet the wise men- the…
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