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Follow The Star Adam Howard Content Coordinator
I’ve always been intrigued by the story of the ‘wise men’. A group of people who saw something beyond their own world and decided to embark on a journey without clear time scales or direction. Perhaps there is something of that adventuring spirit in us as followers of Christ? There is much theological debate as to when the men arrived, if there were more than three and so on, but I’m not going to focus the attention here. Instead, let’s look at the story from a different perspective. What can we learn about our walk with Jesus from this well-known story? “After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed.” - Matthew 2:9-10 (NIV) What was it that made these men arise from their homes and travel vast distances? I’m not sure that they truly grasped the reality of what
was taking place. They recognised something in the appearance of the star that informed their decision to move. Sometimes we recognise a significance in a moment or encounter, but don’t fully understand the consequence of it until later. As I read this story, I prayed that I would see it through different lenses. The words began to come alive from the page in front of me. I began to see some key traits within these men and how it relates to us as people who follow Jesus today. Inconvenienced for the Cause Firstly, they were willing to step out of their everyday routine and surrounding to follow something greater. We often live busy lives with full schedules, and it can be difficult to operate with any type of flexibility. When life throws a curve ball, how much does it upset your routine? Are we willing to step out of the ordinary pattern and walk with our eyes lifted to the things
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