Wise Men Still Worship Jesus

The three wise men chose to worship a baby born to a poor couple than a king who had soldiers to do his bidding. They chose to travel a far distance to worship Jesus rather than stay at home. They chose to bring Jesus gifts rather than spend money on themselves. Wise men (and women) still worship Jesus.

King Jehoshaphat also chose to worship the Lord and to rely on his singers of praise more than on his soldiers. The Lord worked a mighty miracle for Jehoshaphat and his people as they simply praised and honored the Lord.

Be assured that worshiping the Lord with His people is the wise thing to do. The Lord gives victories to those who worship and honor Him.

“Jehoshaphat stood and said, ‘Hear me, O Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem: Believe in the Lord your God, and you shall be established; believe His prophets, and you shall prosper.’ And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went out before the army and were saying:

‘Praise the Lord, for His mercy endures forever.’

Now when they began to sing and to praise, the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.

So, when Judah came to a place overlooking the wilderness, they looked toward the multitude; and there were their dead bodies, fallen on the earth. No one had escaped.

When Jehoshaphat and his people came to take away their spoil, they found among them an abundance of valuables on the dead bodies, and precious jewelry, which they stripped off for themselves, more than they could carry away; and they were three days gathering the spoil because there was so much.

And on the fourth day they assembled in the Valley of Berachah, for there they blessed the Lord; therefore, the name of that place was called The Valley of Berachah until this day.

Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, with Jehoshaphat in front of them, to go back to Jerusalem with joy, for the Lord had made them rejoice over their enemies.

So, they came to Jerusalem, with stringed instruments and harps and trumpets, to the house of the Lord.

And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries when they heard that the Lord had fought against the enemies of Israel. Then the realm of Jehoshaphat was quiet, for his God gave him rest all around.” [1]

[1] 2 Chronicles 20:20-22, 24-30