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it brought them to the prophecy OF the
Bible that 700 years before had fore
told that the Messiah would be born In
Bethlehem.
When they left Jerusalem to follow The
light Of the Scripture they found THAT
the light of nature and Gods wordssled
them to the Christ. 1t Is still true that the
man who reverently studies the truths
OF the Bible will find the same demon
strated by tn. test of the laboratory and
in the records carved in the life OF
nature. The truths of the Bible har-
monize with the facts Of science. Both
are from God. Both testify that the
| invisible things are clearly seen. being
understood by the things which aye
made, even His eternal power and God
head" The wise men. following the light
of nature, were superior In their knowi-
edge to those who had the light Of the
Bible, but were indifferent to its teach
ings. The combination Of the. study OF
science with that of the Scripture will
prove that the light Of reason and reve-
latfon are one.
The wise men were representatives OF
the Gentle world that have only the
light Of nature. They came seeking to
know where they might find Jesus. The
heather, without the Bible may catch
glimpse of Cod but without the revela-
ton of the word they cannot know
Jesus, the Light Of the World" The
revelation of the Bible is needed to UNI
derstand the record Of the Creator writ
ten III udluTc.s IL UOtI dIe lOtiuWCo- S&Cy
will lead men just where they brought
the wise men to the Son. OF God, the
Savior Of the world. /.
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Savior. =,
The sages came seeking q newborn
king. they found the Child Graded In
poverty. The evidence OF their wisdom
is seen in their insight OF HIS character.
The wise men are today what the8 Rere
then, ''men of faith" They followed the
revelation, of the sky and sczibes. OF
science and Scripture, and when. they
came to the; obscure dwelling place
where they found Mary aud the young
Child. they fell down before Him and
worshiped Him. They did not hesitate
because His environment failed to sug-
gest royalty or that He was the Son
of the Highest" but Immediately wof-
SHIPPED Him. and presented their gifts.
presenting gifts III token fof stheir- sub
lection, and allegiance to the Child-King
at whose feet they bowed In homage
They presented gold, frankincense and
myrrh.- These We're the best and most
valuable products of their land. These
gifts weressprepared to be. offered, to the
Young child before they left home. They
demonstrated their faith by their gifts.
IL We gave the best we naQ TO SnrlSt 10
extend His kingdom,s the words flashed
from the Central Union Mission sign to
the strangers in -our Capital city, would
girdle the globe with its message OF
Jesus, the Light of the Worid,"t The
cruel, crafty Herod sought Jesus .1out Of
sel6shness,l but did not find. Him. :: Tho
learned scholars from the east sought
Him that they might worship Him by
presenting to Him gifts. He that seeks
Him In sincerity win find HIM. We. too.
are called to worship Christ by giving
the gospel to all nations represented by
the wise men. The Bible does. not tell
who the wise men were. The exact hour
that they came, whether before or after
the presentation in the temple-the sub
ject of last Sundays lesson-is not record
ed. We are not tod the country whence
they came. Tradition names threel(3as-
par, Melchoir and Balthazar. Some legends
make them to be the descendants Of Shem,
Ham and Japheth. representing religion.
service and rulers OF all classes of men.
They have also been portrayed as white
brown and black, representing all4he races
of men. The truth underneath all these
legends is that the Child worshiped by
the wise men was Savior OF the world
Let US see to 1t that the gospel OF Christ
is preached unto all men,s so that thsy
says to ALL Look unto me and be We
saved, all the ends OF the earth, for
am God and there Is none else Let us
lift up Christ. the Light of the World and
Savior of men,. SO that all may know that
whosoeyer will may come untos Him; ana
be saved. 3z% ~