Stars, Week 2: "The Journey"

The Journey - Stars, Part 2

Matthew 2:1-2, 10, Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, saying, “Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen His star in the East and have come to worship Him”…When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy.

The priority of the vision.

Proverbs 29:18, Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but happy is he who keeps the law.

Colossians 2:6, As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him.

Galatians 5:16, I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Peripateo – to make one’s way, progress; to make due use of opportunities.

Ephesians 5:15-16, See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

The principle of the path.

Your path, not your promises, determine the place you end up. 

Proverbs 27:12, A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself; the simple pass on and are punished.

Matthew 2:11, And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary His mother, and fell down and worshiped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh.

The perseverance to the prize.

Hebrew 12:1-2, Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.