King of Kings

The week before Christmas I like to go through and read the Christmas story as my devotions. I have always loved the part about the shepherds, but this year I have been drawn to focus more on the wise men. This has a lot to do with a children's book that Jake and I have been reading every night before he goes to bed. It is called "A Star for Jesus". It talks about the star that lead the wise men to Jesus.
So looking at the wise men, you notice that these wise men have followed "His star in the East and have come to worship Him." (Matthew 2:2) From His very birth, Christ was recognized as King. It goes on to say in Matthew 2:10 - 11 "When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceedingly great joy. And when they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary, His mother, and fell down and worshipped Him. And when they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense, and myrrh." I love the fact that these highly intellegent and respected wise men "fell down and worshipped Him". Jesus was only about 1 1/2 years old at this time and for these wise men to fall down and worship this little toddler means that they truly knew who this little boy was...King of Kings. At this point Jesus had done nothing. They came to worship Him solely because of who He was.
Who is Jesus? In my life He is my Savior, my Creator, my Father, my Light, my Rock and my King of Kings and Lord of Lords. This has been a great reminder for me that I need to worship Jesus solely because of who He is. He is so worthy for us to bow down and worship Him as King, not just this Christmas, but everyday of our lives. Who is Jesus in your life?