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1. The heart is extremely powerful. With the heart, one loves, and one hates. With the heart, one is courageous, and one cowers in fear.
2. But when it comes to the heart, there is a problem and the Lord revealed the nature of the problem in His Word.

Jeremiah 17:9-10, The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it? I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds.

3. We may not know what is in our own hearts, what drives us, but the Lord knows each of our hearts intimately well.
4. In fact, not only does God know our hearts, He actually reveals what is in our hearts.
5. How does God reveal what is in our hearts? Through His Son, Jesus Christ.

Luke 2:34-35, And Simeon blessed them and said to Mary His mother, “Behold, this Child is appointed for the fall and rise of many in Israel, and for a sign to be opposed—and a sword will pierce even your own soul—to the end that thoughts from many hearts may be revealed.”

6. Jesus Christ reveals the condition of each heart because His presence requires that each heart answer a question, “Who do you say Jesus is?”
7. Even as a Child, Jesus was the “Revealer of Hearts.”
8. In Matthew 2:1-23, three groups of people are represented, each with their own response to Jesus.
9. From them, we will learn the proper response to Jesus Christ, the King,
10. It is my prayer, that this evening, now that we know The King is Here, we will ask Jesus Christ to be the King of Our Hearts.

Matthew 2:1-23

Context
1. According to Luke 2:1-7, Caesar Augustus sent out a decree for a census to be taken of the Roman Empire.
2. At that time, Joseph and Mary lived in Nazareth but were required to travel approximately 80 miles south to a little town called Bethlehem, the city of David, because they were “of the house and family of David.” (4)
3. While in Bethlehem, Mary gave birth to Jesus and placed Him in His first crib which was a feeding trough for farm animals. (7)
4. When we come to the events in Matthew 2, some time had passed, perhaps six to nine months.
a. Jesus is no longer referred to as an infant but is called a Child.
b. Joseph, Mary, and Jesus are living in a house. (11)
5. Matthew is providing proof that Jesus is Messiah, the promised King from the line of King David.
a. His genealogy and how He was conceived is proof.
b. Where Jesus was born and later lived is further proof.
c. Only Messiah the King could fulfill these prophecies.

Transition – The first group that we will look at is the magi. What did Jesus’ presence reveal about their hearts?

I. The Wise Heart Seeks the King

• Who were the magi?
• The word “magi” means “possessor of special or secret wisdom.”
• Magi were astrologers but not like what we think of today.
o They were educated men who were employed by a king to help him make decisions for his kingdom.
o They would look at the placement of the stars to find connections with world events.
• Likely, they came from Babylon or Persia, which means they would have likely been exposed to the Jewish Scriptures when Judah was exiled in Babylon in 586 B.C.
• While looking at the stars, they witnessed a sight they had never seen before.
• A star in the east. They called it “His star.”
• They linked this star to Messiah, the King of the Jews. Why?
• Perhaps it was one of the many Messianic prophecies they had studied, including the one from Balaam.

Numbers 24:17, I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near; a star shall come forth from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel

• The magi’s response was the correct one. “We. . . have come to worship him.” (2)
• It was not enough for the magi to simply discern that the King of the Jews had been born.
o Once they knew the truth, they had to meet Him.
o So, they travelled over 900 miles with a large caravan.

Transition – But the magi wanted to do more than just have a “Meet and Greet” with Jesus. They wanted to pay homage to Jesus, the King.


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