The Wisemen were not discouraged by what they found when they went looking for the One born King of the Jews. Are we? A baby? In a small house? In a small town?
We have all seen a stump. And a shoot that can grow out of a stump. The Holy Spirit uses that image to teach us about Israel and Jesus. But what is the lesson?
Our past defines us and so routinely we find ourselves living there. But it is not a great place to live! In Christ we live in the present by looking toward the future!
The world would keep itself first and foremost in our minds 24/7! And how satisfying is that?! It isn't. Not at all. Well what else should we think about? And why?