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Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.
Matthew 2:11 CSB
Quite a thing to have these people who likely travelled for weeks to get there, who came from another place, another culture, and turn up with amazing, valuable, meaningful gifts. 
Gifts fit for a king.
Gifts fit for a God.
It says something about how valued the intended recipient is. 
Treasures.
Taonga.
It's also a picture of God's gift to us, where he prepared long in advance to bring his most precious treasure to join us, to become one of us, not just because he could, but as a gift.
We are the recipients of God's treasure, his taonga.
When we feel that we have no worth, Christmas says something different. 
When we feel that we have no value the gift of God's treasure says something different.
You are of immeasurable worth. 
The gift is for us, but it's also personal. 
It's for you. 
This is the real mystery and magic of Christmas, that God is for us, thought of us before time, loved us with an everlasting love, and gave his treasure so that we can be in communion, in community with Him. 
The intended recipient.
#dearlyloved
#childrenofGod

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