Gifts for Christ

I have a couple of candles in my office that I enjoy lighting. Call it aromatherapy if you like, but there is something soothing about the scent and the flicker of candlelight. I'm not the only one who values soothing aromas. Apparently God does too. Much has been written about the gifts that the wise men brought to Jesus. The value of gold is obvious to us. But frankincense and myrrh speak to different senses. The connection of these aromatic resins to acts of worship, healing, anointing and burial preparation made them recognizable as valuable substances to those who lived in ancient cultures. They were fitting gifts for a special King: A King who was worthy of worship; A King who was born to bring healing. Jesus was a King who was anointed and who commissioned others to carry on. Finally, let us never forget that Jesus was born to die so that our sins could be buried.