THREE WISE WOMEN
- Anna
- Dec 18, 2019
- 2 min read
Updated: Apr 13, 2020
If three wise women had journeyed to the stable
Instead of the three wise men
Imagine how different things might have been
That night in Bethlehem.
Those three wise women would have asked for directions
As they traveled on their way,
They’d never have relied on one lonely star
Five billion light years away.
And they’d have arrived on time for the birth,
That night in Bethlehem.
They’d never have turned up twelve days late
Like the three wise men.
The three wise women would have rolled up their sleeves
And cleaned up everything.
The ox and [donkey] would have been given a bath
They’d have made the place fit for the King.
Then think of the gifts they would have brought
To keep Baby Jesus from the cold,
Bright blue blankets and [baby] coats,
Not myrrh, frankincense or gold.
And the three wise women would have looked after Joseph
And sent him off for a break.
While they sat gossiping with Mary,
Over tea and some chocolate cake.
Then the three wise women would have waited around
For the three wise men – as foretold.
They’d have wanted to check out the gifts that they’d brought –
Particularly the gold.
Finally – when they’d left the stable
Clean and sparkling in Bethlehem
The three wise women would have set off for home
Arm in arm with the three wise men.
© Eithne Reynolds
Sure. God could have sent wise women instead of the wise men. But God used exactly who He wanted during this sacred moment in time. He could have chosen a woman who had motherhood under her belt and would have cared for Jesus with great expertise. Yet, He hand selected Mary in this once in a lifetime virgin birth. There were and still are countless other moments throughout the course of history that we may have thought should have been handled differently than what our Lord chose to do, if we are honest. But the wisest One of all makes it clear in His own Word in Isaiah 55:8-9: “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord. As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts." So, the next time you wonder why God does something in a way that you think should have been done differently, look up past the star in the sky to the Star of the first Christmas--Jesus Christ. He always knows what is best.
Enjoy this awesome Christmas song called 'Strange Way To Save the World'.
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