365 Ways to Know God by Elmer Towns
(Devotional Readings on the Names of God)
February 04
JESUS: THE YOUNG CHILD
And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His
mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their
treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew 2:11
Jesus was a Young Child when the wise men came to Bethlehem to give Him gifts and worship Him. The title “Young Child” means more than a baby in arms. Jesus was an infant, perhaps crawling or maybe even walking. This suggests there was a period of time between the shepherd’s visit and the wise men’s visit. It shouldn’t surprise us that the Young Child grew (see Luke 2:40, 52), for that’s what children do. It shouldn’t surprise us that the wise men of understanding and position would do what they did. “They saw the young Child . . . and fell down and worshipped Him” (Matthew 2:11). Most people only cuddle young children, or enjoy their antics; but if it’s Jesus, you worship Him as God. What is your response to Jesus, the Young Child?
Lord Jesus, I worship at the feet of the Child Jesus, for He is God.
But I also worship at Your feet in Heaven for what You did on the cross.
The wise men worshipped the Young Child with gifts; “And when they had opened their
treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (Matthew 2:11). Today, when you visit a newborn baby and family, you take a gift. What the wise men did is what you should do. What are you bringing to Jesus today?
Lord Jesus, I come to worship, giving You my time, my talent
and my treasure. But beyond those things, I give You my
greatest gift; I give You myself. Amen.
Reading: Matthew 2:1-12
Key Thoughts: The greatest gift of all is giving yourself to the Young Child.
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