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Entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and falling to their knees, they worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew 2:11 CSB
Mary knew something amazing was going on. Part of her response is recorded in Luke 1, but I wonder about Joseph. In our social context would we call him the step-dad?
He stuck with Mary and now this unasked for, unplanned baby was here. 
And so were a bunch of clearly very smart guys from somewhere else who were worshipping the Baby. I wonder how long they stayed, if they had a shared language, how Joseph felt. 
Things had gotten real for Joseph in so many ways, real fast. 
Sometimes God sends messages of what He is about. In this case it was unmissable! At least 2, but who knows how many guys camping in your house and cracking out gifts!
Often though those messages are much smaller and quieter...an unexpected gift that arrives, a message of encouragement, a smile, someone seeing where God is using you & telling you, someone prepared to listen, to sit with you in whatever is going on.
The "wise men" responded by going and giving, and we can do that too. Give that unexpected gift, give that word of encouragement, give that smile, give your time and energy to listen, to sit with...these are all worship.
#lessonsfromthewisemen

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