By Greg Laurie
“Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.”
—Matthew 2:2
Christmas is a time of giving, and I’ve found it to be true that it’s more blessed to give than to receive. If you’re like me, you can’t wait to give your gifts. When you get something for someone, you want to see the joy they have in receiving it.
Matthew 2:11 tells us that the wise men “entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh” (NLT). Gold, frankincense, and myrrh—what kind of gifts were those for a child?
Categories: INSPIRATIONAL DEVOTIONS
Stewardship 
Prophecy’s Direct Dial to Jesus
Luke 21:36 "Watch therefore, and pray always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come to pass, and to stand before the Son of Man."