The Eternally Speaking God | Someday at Christmas | Pastor Steve Andres

How is God speaking to you? This weekend Pastor Steve Andres continued our SOMEDAY AT CHRISTMAS series with a message about the Wise Men in the Christmas story.Matthew 2:10-11When the Magi saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.At Christmas, God welcomed outsiders and gave them a starring role in his miraculous rescue mission. How did the Magi find Jesus?1) God speaks star.James 1:17Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.Theologians call it prevenient grace: the kindness and grace that God shows to us before it is ever in our hearts to call on him. God spoke to the Magi in the language of their loves, and he gave them a star to lead them to Himself.2) God speaks kindred spirits.Hebrews 3:13But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.The long journey to Bethlehem happened with people who shared a kindred spirit. God was faithful to give them kindred spirits for the journey, and to warn them against Herod’s duplicity. He speaks the same way today!3) God speaks generous love.2 Corinthians 9:11You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion, and through us your generosity will result in thanksgiving to God.We invest in what matters to us. The Magi didn’t know how their gifts would be used, but God did. God used their generous offerings to support this family when Jesus was a child in Egypt.If we worship the gifts that God gives, they turn toxic. But when we journey together to the Giver of every good thing, we offer our best in worship and love, and He does the rest!