Then, being divinely warned in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed for their own country another way. Matthew 2:12
All
across the world, airline terminals are buzzing with the returning
footsteps of Christmastime visitors planning to go home. Most everyone
is using the second half of a round-trip ticket.
The wise men
planned a round-trip, and they changed their route home. The Bible
does not tell us which way they went, but it does tell us why they
changed their plan. “Being divinely warned,” the Bible says, they
were led by the Holy Spirit to take a route that would protect them
from being captured by Herod.
I don't want to read more into the verse that what it states but the thought that when people meet Jesus Christ, they leave different. You can't have a face-to-face encounter with Him and remain the same.
Saul meets Jesus on the Damascus Road and had a radical transformation. Acts 9
Zacchaeus had an encounter with Jesus and had a total change. Luke 19:1-9
But not all encounters ended with a positive outcome. A rich young ruler refused to meet the requirement for discipleship and left very sad.
As you leave Christmas 2022, I trust you had an encounter with Jesus Christ and you are determined to face 2023 in a new direction.
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