After hearing the king, they went on their way. And there it was - the star they had seen at its rising. It led them until it came and stopped above the place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overwhelmed with joy.

Matthew 2:9-10 CSB

This wasn't some reading of the stars, or a comet or some other easily explained thing. 

Was this light or lights in the sky only visible to these people from another land? 

They must've lost sight of it to stop into see King Herod to see if he knew what the go was. 

And then it seems that the light appears in a new way. 

A light in the sky led them to the light of the world. 

And their response?

Overwhelmed.

Overwhelmed with joy.

That's quite a thing!

We don't know how long they had been seeking Jesus or how far they'd travelled, but they knew that finding Jesus was the culmination of what feels like their life's work. Everything led to this. 

This baby who is the hope of the world. 

And they are overwhelmed, overwhelmed with joy!

May we get a piece of that joy as we hold on to the hope of the world, the one who is full of unfailing love and faithfulness.

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