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21st December.

~ The Faith, Trust and Belief of Mary & Joseph ~

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To be Chosen by God to Give Birth to 'His Only Son', and then to 'Look After Him' and 'Raise Him' is the greatest Honor and Privilege that anyone could be given.

Mary & Joseph were Engaged to be Married and would have been Excited about their Wedding. 

They would have been Living their Lives in the Best way they could ~ God's Way.

God had Guided people Not to be Intimate and to remain a virgin until After they were Married. 
At that time the rulers made it that if a women broke God's Guidance, she would be Stoned to death as punishment.

Mary & Joseph would have known the Importance of sticking to God's Guidance and they remained virgins until after they were married.

They Lived at a time when The Roman Empire made it Very Difficult for people to Live a Happy Life and many people were living in fear.

Most people back then knew 'Scripture' and God had said that He will send 'The Messiah' to Set Them Free.

Even in Difficult situations there's Always Hope, and You can Be Positive knowing that God Will Help You.

Many people though Chose to ignore God's Word and they wanted to be 'In Control', but they actually made the situation worse by Interfering.

God had a 'Plan Ready' to send His Son to 'Set People Free', but He needed to Find the Right People who would 'Trust Him' and 'Believe' in 'His Plan'.

Mary & Joseph had obviously Demonstrated to God by the Way they had already been 'Living their Lives' that they would 'Trust Him' with His Plan, even though it would have 'Seemed' impossible that Mary could be pregnant as she was a virgin. 
But they 'Believed' that 'With God, Nothing will be impossible' (Luke 1:37).

They must have Shown God that He could 'Trust Them' with His Son,
because as well as being an Honor & Privilege to Raise God's Son, it's also a Big Responsibility.

When God has a 'Plan' He needs to know that the people He 'Trusts' it with will 'Take Good Care of It' and 'Do the Best they can to Fulfill It'.

Even though Mary & Joseph didn't Understand how God's Plan could happen, they 'Welcomed It' with Faith, Trust & Belief in the 'Amazing Abilities of God'.

God is Limitless in what He can Achieve.

He made the Stars & the Universe, the Flowers & the Trees, the Birds & the Wildlife, the Butterflies & Bees.

If God says He will Do something, we can be 'Sure' that He Will Do it.

~ Never Doubt God, Simply Believe.

When The Angel told Mary that she would conceive from the Holy Spirit and Give Birth to God's Son, her response was "Let it be done to me according to Your word". ~ WOW, that's Faith. 

Every time The Angel spoke to Joseph, he Immediately Did what The Angel said, even when it meant getting up in the Night to pack all their belongings and Leave their home to escape to Egypt because King Herod was trying to kill Jesus after He had been Born (see Matthew 2:13-14). ~ WOW, that's Trust.

Whatever God Guided Mary & Joseph to 'Do', they both 'Did It' with Faith, Trust & Belief that God's Way is Best.

Because of that, God's Plan was Fulfilled. His Son came to earth and was Born as a Human being ~ God in Person, 'God With us'.

We can all now Enjoy a 'Personal Relationship' with God through His Son Jesus Christ. That's a Wonderful Blessing for us All.

When people 'Do' the 'Will of God', it will always Bless other people as well as themselves.

Mary & Joseph would have Lived the Best possible Life because they Believed God's Way and 'Did His Will'.

We All have a Lot to be 'Thankful' for to Mary & Joseph.

~ Their Faith has Helped 'Save' people all around the world.
~ Their Trust has Helped 'Set People Free'.
~ Their Belief has Given us a Wonderful example of what can be Achieved when God & people are in Complete Harmony. 

God still has many 'Plans & Dreams' that He is Waiting to Achieve.
He Simply needs to Find the Right people who are 'Willing' to put their 'Faith, Trust & Belief' in Him.

~ Are You 'Willing' ?
 

~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Jesus answered and said to them, “Have Faith in God".
(Mark 11:22)

~ ~ ~ 

Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding.
(Proverbs 3:5)

~ ~ ~ 

And without Faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must Believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.
(Hebrew 11:6)

~ ~ ~ 

Blessed is she who Believed, for there will be a Fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
(Luke 1:45)

~ ~ ~ 

Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.
(Ephesians 3:20)

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20th December.

~ Joy to the World ~

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The most Joyful event in human history is 'the Birth of Jesus', God's Only Son.

What is Joy?

~ Jesus First.
~ Others next.
~ Yourself last.

When You Live Your Life with that Attitude as the Basis of how You 'Think, Feel, Plan, Speak, Act and Believe', then You will Experience True 'Joy'.

To be able to Feel 'Real Joy', Jesus Needs to be 'First' in Your Heart, Mind and Soul.

God Created humans to have a Deep & Loving 'Connection' with Him.

Jesus is 'Our Connection' to God.

When God placed Adam & Eve in The Garden of Eden, God was actually 'In the Garden With Them'. 
~ They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden'. (Genesis 3:8). 

It's because Adam & Eve Disobeyed God when the devil 'Tricked' them, that humans became separated from God. (see Genesis 3:1-24)

But God has Always wanted to become Re-Connected to us All, so He sent His Only Son to earth to 'Be' the 'Connection To God'.

That's why Christmas is so Special, it's the Day that we can Celebrate being Re-Connected to 'Our Creator'. 
That's something to be Truly Joyful about.

The Angel said to The Shepherds "I bring you Good Tidings of Great Joy".

There's no Greater Joy than to Experience God's Love for You through His Wonderful Son Jesus Christ. 

~ Positive Bible Verse ~
The Lord has done Great things for us, and we are Filled with Joy.
(Psalm 126:3)

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19th December.

~ Giving Gifts ~

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The Reason we Give Gifts at Christmas is to symbolise the Gifts that The Wise Men 'Gave to Jesus'. 
Gifts of Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh. 

Before Jesus was Born, there was No such thing as Christmas, because Christmas is the Celebration of the Birth of Jesus.

It was a Long Time after Jesus was Born before people started to Give Gifts to 'Each Other'. 

For Hundreds of years 'the Giving of Gifts' was actually on 'The 12th Night of Christmas' (Epiphany), the day that symbolises when The Wise Men visited Jesus and 'Gave Jesus' the Gifts to Him.

It's only been within the past few hundred years that Gifts have been Given on Christmas Day.

It's a Wonderful thing to Give a Gift to see the Joy on a Loved ones face.
And it's a Lovely thing to receive a Gift from someone who has been thoughtful enough to give it to you.

But the Truth is, we Don't actually Need to give 'Each Other' Gifts, because Christmas is Not about us. 
Christmas is Not about me, you or anybody else.
~ Christmas is about Jesus.

There's nothing actually wrong with Giving Gifts, it's a Nice thing to do, but if you spend More Time, Thought and Effort on Gifts than you do on spending Quality Time with Jesus, then you're Missing Out on Experiencing The True Joy of Christmas.

In the same way, if you 'Expect' Gifts from other people or if you're 'moody and complain' if you don't get the Gifts you wanted, then you'll Miss Out on the Joy of what Christmas is really about ~ Celebrating the Birth of Jesus.

The Best Gift You can ever Give is to 'Give Your Heart to Jesus'.

The Wonderful thing about that 'Gift' is that it's 'Many Gifts in One'. 
~ It will 'Set You Free' to Truly Enjoy Life.
~ It will Transform Your Life in Beautiful Ways and You will be a Blessing to other people (the Best Gift You could Give to anyone).
~ And most Importantly, Jesus will be Blessed with Receiving something that is Very Precious to Him ~ 'You'.

~ Positive Bible Verse ~
Love the Lord your God with all your Heart, with all your Soul, and with all your Mind.
(Matthew 22:37)

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18th December.

~ Wise People Still Seek Him ~

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The Wise Men made the 'Wisest Choice' of their Lives to Seek Jesus, and Not stop until they Found Him.

They travelled over 1,000 miles through Vast Deserts and Mountains. The Journey probably took them over a year, but they remained 'Focused on Jesus' the Entire Journey.

The Shepherds also Searched for Jesus and didn't stop until they Found The Stable with a Babe in a Manger.

They made the 'Wise Choice' to Believe The Angel and to go to Look for Him, that Choice Helped them Stay 'Focused on Jesus'.

These small groups of Shepherds and Wise Men were the first people to 'Seek Jesus', and they would have then Lived the Rest of their Lives Full of God's Peace, Love and Joy, simply of because of making that 'Wise Choice'.

Over 2,000 years later, people are Still making the same 'Wise Choice' to Seek Jesus.

There are now approximately 2.5 Billion Christians around the world, and continuing to Grow.
As you read this there will be people all over the world making that same 'Wise Choice' to 'Follow Jesus' right now. 

The word Christian literally means 'To Follow Christ'.

The 'ian' part of Christian means 'Follower', so 'Christ Follower'.

The first people who were Christians were the 12 Disciples.

They knew that to Follow Christ (Jesus) means to: 
~ Learn His Way to Live Life, 
~ To Seek His Guidance, 
~ Be Willing to Accept Jesus as their Lord,
~ To Do what Jesus Guided them to Do,
~ And Not Do or to Stop Doing the things that Jesus said was wrong.

Jesus was also known as Rabbi which means 'Teacher'. Jesus makes Life Very Simple and Easy to Understand. He teaches us what's Right and what's wrong. There's No confusion with Jesus' Way to Live Life. 

The Only reason people get confused in Life is when the devil 'Tricks' people with his lies and deception into doing something wrong, and makes it 'Seem' as though it's ok.

The more people that Fall for the devils 'Tricks', the more people do wrong things, and then other people see that as being normal.

Yet Jesus keeps it Very Simple, and when You 'Follow Jesus' He Helps You to Understand and see through the 'Trickery' of the devil so that You don't Fall for it.

If You don't Believe the Truth of Jesus,
You will Fall for Anyone's lies.

That's why it's so Important to remain 'Focused' on Jesus' Way to Live Your Life. He Cares Very Deeply about You and He wants You to Live a Happy and Free Life.

The Best way to do that is to Do what The Wise Men and The Shepherds did and make the 'Wisest Choice' of Your Life to 'Seek Jesus'.  

The Good thing is You don't need to travel over 1,000 miles through Deserts & Mountains and You don't need to search for a Babe in a Manger.

You Simply need to be Willing to 'Follow Jesus'.
~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the Truth, and the Truth will set you Free".
(John 8:32)

~ ~  ~ 

Let each person turn away from evil and do good;
Let each person Seek peace and pursue it.
(1 Peter 3:11)

~ ~ ~ 

Show me Your Ways, Lord,
Teach me Your paths.
Guide me in Your Truth, 
And Teach me,
(Psalm 25:4-5)

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15th December.

~ Simply Believe ~

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Before Jesus was Born, many people had Studied Scripture for a Long Time.

At that time peoples Lives where Focused on 'The Word of God'.

For over 700 years people would have known that The Messiah (God's Son and The Savior of the people) would come through the Lineage (blood 'Line') of King David (as it was wrote in Scripture).

At that time of Jesus' Birth, it's Likely that many people would have known that Mary & Joseph were part of that 'Line'.

For many years people would have been Closely Following that 'Line' and Expecting that The Messiah could come at Any Time. They were Eagerly Waiting for their 'Savior'.

The people such as the Pharisees, Scribes and Chief Priests would have known the Scripture inside out and Studied Every Detail.

They knew that The Christ would be Born in Bethlehem. They even told King Herod when he asked them where The Christ would be Born, and they said to him "In Bethlehem, for it is written by the prophet". 
(Luke 23-6).
So they knew many Details about the Savior who they were Waiting for.

After Jesus was Born, The Shepherds made it Well Known to many people about the Amazing Blessing they had Experienced when The Angel told them The Savior had been Born, and that they had Visited Him in the Stable (in Bethlehem).

Later The Wise Men came and asked "where is He who has Been Born 'King of the Jews'."
Many people would have known who they meant by that ~ The Savior, Christ, The Messiah.

All this Information would have Spread through people to the Pharisees and Chief Priests etc.

So they would have had All the Details they needed about The Savior who they were Waiting for.

They knew what 'Line' of people He would come from. They knew where He would be Born.
Then they would have known that He 'Had Been Born' by the messages of The Shepherds and The Wise Men.

Yet even with All that Knowledge & Information, they 'Didn't Believe'.

30 years later when Jesus performed His Miracles, they still 'Didn't Believe'. They Doubted that Jesus was the Son of God and their Savior. They Didn't Believe the things Jesus told them.

The Pharisees even said "Isn't this Joseph the Carpenters Son". So they knew he was part of the 'Line' of David.
The Blindingly Obvious was 'Right In Front of Them', yet they still 'Didn't Believe'. 

The Pharisees said that they Believed in God and God's Way to Live, but when Jesus arrived, they Pushed Him away and Showed that they Didn't Actually Believe.

Why didn't they Believe?

Maybe it was because of stubbornness or arrogance. 
Maybe they Listened to people instead of God.
It might have been that they wanted to be in Control and not Accept Jesus as their Lord.

Whatever their reasons were, it Prevented them from Experiencing True Freedom & Joy, and they Missed Out on the Wonderful Blessing of having True Peace in their Heart.

The Shepherds and The Wise Men 'Simply Believed God', and they Experienced Exceedingly Great Joy.

If You want Peace, Love and Joy in Your Life, ask Yourself the question:
~ Do You Believe what people say about how You should Live Your Life?
or
~ Do You Believe God & Jesus? even if it's different to what you might think yourself. Do You Believe God & Jesus Above Everything?

God Reveals new things to us to help us Enjoy Life.

Jesus is 'The Way, The Truth and The Life'.

'Simply Believe'. 

~ Positive Bible Verses ~
The Lord said to Moses, “How long will these people treat me with contempt? How long will they refuse to believe in me, in spite of all the signs I have performed among them?
(Numbers 14:11)

~ ~ ~ 

Jesus said to him, “Don’t be afraid; only Believe.”
(Mark 5:36)

~ ~ ~ 

To those who Believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
(John 1:12)

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13th December.

~ The Humbleness of The Stable ~

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The Son of God, The Creator of The Universe, was Born in a Stable. That's Humbleness.

Jesus had the Power, Authority and Ability to be able to be Born 'Anywhere'.

He could have Chose the most Luxury Palace in the world, yet He Chose a Humble Stable.

Jesus set a Positive Example of how we should Live our Lives, even at His Birth.

Jesus came to earth to Save us from our wrong ways of living.

To be able to Help us All, He needed to be Available to Everyone.
From the poorest and most overlooked people to the most privileged and the people in the highest positions, Jesus is for Everyone.

If He was Born in a Palace then The Shepherds might not have Felt Welcome to Go to Visit Him when The Angel gave them the Good Tidings of Great Joy, that 'The Savior' has been Born.

To be Born in a Humble Stable meant that Anybody could Feel Comfortable to 'Meet Jesus'.

One of the Beautiful things about Jesus being Born in The Stable meant that even the Animals where Welcome.
The Sheep, Lambs, Cows, Goats and The Donkey would All have been able to Experience the Wonderful Birth of God's Son.

The Stable is a Beautiful Example of God's Love & Care for 'All of His Creation'.

No matter Who You Are, rich or poor, privileged or overlooked, Jesus is Available for You, and He Loves You.

Jesus Humbled Himself to 'Be With You'.

That's Real Love. 
~ Positive Bible Verses ~
Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.
(James 4:10)

~ ~ ~ 

Then Peter began to speak: “I now realize how true it is that God does not show favoritism, but accepts from every nation the one who fears him and does what is right".
(Acts 10:34-35)

~ ~ ~ 

Then he said to me, “Do not fear, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart to understand, and to Humble yourself before your God, your words were heard; and I have come because of your words."
(Daniel 10:12)

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12th December.

~ The Guidance of The Star ~

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God said, "Let there be Light", and there was Light.
   (Genesis  1:3)

God made the Stars. He set them in the heavens to divide the 'Light' from darkness. (Genesis 14-19).

The Star at The Nativity was a Very Special Star, it was for the Birth of  God's Only Son, 'The Light of The World'.

There have been many theories about what the Star was.
Some people say it was a commit, some think it was three separate Stars that all lined up and appeared as one Star, and many other theories. 

My Wife & I often talk about it with a sense of Awe & Wonder.

Then when I was reading the Bible during Christmas 2021, I read Matthew 2:1+2 with a New Understanding.

The Wise Men were asking where Jesus had been Born, and they said "we have seen 'His Star' ".

I suddenly realised that as God had made All the Stars in Creation, then He could make a New Special Star for the Birth of His Son.

It makes a Lot of sense that for such as Special event, God would Create a Unique Star.
It might have been Created for that One Special Moment, the Birth of Jesus.

The Star 'Guided' The Wise Men to Jesus.

The Wise Men knew how Important the Birth of Christ was, and they Understood & Believed the Mighty & Limitless 'Power & Creativity' of God.

They Believed in God's Loving Guidance, and they Received the Wonderful Blessing of Meeting Jesus.   

God 'Guides' us in many Ways in All areas of our Lives. 
You Simply need to Believe in God's Amazing Creativity and You will Discover Your Guiding Star.

God has Placed a 'Star in Your Heart' to Lead You & Guide You in Your Life. 

~ Follow The Star in Your Heart.

Jesus is 'The Light of the world'. He is Your Guiding Star.

~ Positive Bible Verse ~
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever Follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the Light of life.”
(John 8:12)

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11th December.

~ The Good Tidings of The Angel ~

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Throughout The Nativity, The Angel of The Lord spoke to different people and Blessed them All with 'Good Tidings'.

The Good Tidings were in different forms depending on who it was for and what it was about. 

The Angel gave Good Tidings of:
~ Answers to Prayers.
~ Truth & Understanding.
~ Warnings of danger and the way to avoid it.
~ Wonderful Blessings that words can't describe.
~ And of course Great Joy.

The first person The Angel visited in The Nativity was Zacharias, and Gave him the Good News that his Prayer was Answered and that Elizabeth (his Wife) will become pregnant with a Son (named John) who would make people Ready & Prepared for The Lord.

Months later the Angel visited Mary and gave her a Wonderful Blessing that words can't describe, that God had Favor on her and that she would conceive in her womb the Indescribable Wonderful Miracle of God and Give Birth to God's Only Son.

When Joseph found out that Mary was pregnant (yet they had Not been Intimate), he was Struggling to Understand it. Then The Angel put his mind at Ease and Blessed him with the Good Tidings of Truth & Understanding by Confirming to him that Mary is pregnant with God's Son and that he Doesn't need to be afraid.

 When Jesus was Born The Angel appeared to The Shepherds and said "I bring you Good Tidings of Great Joy which will be to All people". 
The Angel Blessed them with The Good News that the Son of God, 'The Savior' has been Born.
To Celebrate the most Wonderful event in History, a Multitude of Angels appeared saying "Glory to God in the Highest, and on earth Peace to those on whom his favor rests".

Jesus is 'The Reason' to Celebrate Christmas.

The Angels in Heaven Celebrated with The Shepherds on earth. WOW, what a Blessing.

Later on after The Wise Men had visited Jesus, they were Divinely Warned Not to return to Herod, and they were able to Safely depart back to the Country they had come from. 

After that, The Angel Warned Joseph to Quickly take Mary and Jesus and flee to Egypt to Escape the cruelty of Herod killing All children under 2 years old. They were Blessed with Safely Escaping unharmed.

Later on when Herod had died, The Angel appeared to Joseph to Give him the Good News that they could all Safely return to Israel, and they were able to go back to Nazareth where Jesus Grew and became Strong in The Spirit, Filled with Wisdom and the Grace of God. 

'Good Tidings' come in many forms. All of them are to Lead & Guide people in God's Wonderful & Amazing Plan for our Lives and for the Good of All of God's Creation.

God Communicates to us Everyday in many different Ways, and He Loves to Bless us with 'Good Tidings'.

The people in The Nativity who The Angel Gave 'Good Tidings' to, All Believed with an Open Mind and a Trusting Heart, and they Received their Blessings.

Simply Open Your Heart, Mind and Soul to Jesus, and You will be Given 'Good Tidings' and Receive Your Blessings. 
~ Positive Bible Verse ~
Jesus stood up and read from Scripture (Isaiah 61:1+2)

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
    because he has anointed me
    to proclaim good news ('Good Tidings') to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
    and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

(Luke 4:18+19)

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Nativity Poem.

Mary and Joseph Trusted and Believed,
The Son of God had been conceived.
They lived by Faith and not by sight,
Lives Pleasing to God, doing what's Right.
God Chose them to take care of His Son,
The True Gift of Christmas had just begun.

Born in a Stable, no room at the inn,
A Baby born to take away our sin.

Shepherds were watching their Flocks nearby,
When Suddenly an Angel appeared in the sky.
Good Tidings of Great Joy was brought to them,
A Saviour had been born in Bethlehem.
Wrapped in cloths and lying in a Manger,
A Friend to All and not a stranger.

Wise Men travelled from afar,
Following the Guidance of the Bright Shining Star.
Gold, Frankincense and Myrrh were received with Joy,
Precious Gifts for the Most Precious Little Boy.

Jesus was born for All Mankind,
To All who seek, they Will Find.

The True Meaning of Christmas is to be saved from sin,
So open your Heart to Jesus and Let Him Come In.
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7th December.

~ The Wisdom of The Wise Men ~

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The Wise Men (also known as Magi) travelled from the East to Bethlehem, which would have been thousands of miles.

There were No cars, trains or plains back then. Their main form of transport would have been Camels. 
Horses & Donkeys were also available at that time and course 'Walking with their own 2 feet', (they had no comfortable walking shoes, it would have been very basic open sandals).

There would have been No proper roads available for them back then and the 'Long Journey' would have crossed vast Deserts & Mountains with tricky and dangerous terrain.

The Journey would have taken months and possibly over a year, so they obviously needed to 'Be Prepared'.

For the Wise Men to have even Started a Journey like that, and then to have Continued until they 'Reached Their Goal' meant that they obviously knew the 'End Result' was Worth It and was Something Special.

To have the Experience of 'Meeting Jesus' as the Goal in Your Life, means that Anything is Worth Doing to Achieve It.

You too can 'Meet Jesus' in Your Heart, Mind & Soul. 'Simply Set Your Goal'.

~ ~ ~

The Wise Men would have studied Astronomy for many years. They Clearly Understood the Stars, as it was a Star that Guided them to the place where Jesus was.

It's Clear that they had studied the Scriptures as they had a Good Knowledge & Understanding of the Importance of the Messiah (Jesus).

They were obviously Very Intelligent people.

Studying, Knowledge, Understanding and Intelligence are all Good things.

But that's Not what made them Wise.

~ What made the Wise Men 'Wise'?

True Wisdom can Only come from One Source ~ God ~.

The thing that made the Wise Men 'Wise' was their 'Commitment' to 'Follow Jesus' and 'Give Their Hearts to The Lord'.

That same Wisdom is Available to You. 
~ Positive Bible Verses ~
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
(James 1:5)

As Jesus passed on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he arose and followed Him.
(Matthew 9:9)

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