A Good Word Wednesday
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A Good Word Wednesday
UNENDING #174
December 31, 2025
A little bit of goodness, encouragement and hope in your mailbox today.
How does knowing that Jesus offers you unending love affect your life today? UNENDING. It’s Your Good Word for Your Wednesday.
In the past few weeks, we’ve prepared for the birth of the King with the Good Words “Unexpected,” “Unimaginable,” “Unbelievable,” and “Unreal.” Today, let’s look at the birth of Jesus through the lens of the Wise Men. Even though Christmas was last week, His story continues. It is indeed Unending. It is a story that still speaks to us today.
Read Matthew 2:1-12.
There is much we don’t know about these mysterious men. We don’t know their names, how many there were, or exactly where they came from. What we do know is that they weren’t kings but most likely astronomers traveling a long distance from the East (perhaps Persia or Arabia), who were searching for a King by following a star they had been closely observing, and that they brought Him three exquisite gifts. They have been called “wise men” because they were educated and seekers of truth. This event was most probably about two years after the birth of Jesus.
The Magi have an air of mystery shrouding them. In their day, they would have been seen as powerful and rich. But how do we see them? We may think of them as three characters in a nativity scene with their three impressive and expensive gifts. We think of them as we sing at Christmas time, “We Three Kings.” Let’s look closer.
It was the purpose of the Magi to find the King of the Jews and worship Him. They brought great attention to the importance of this birth. This story is only found in the book of Matthew, but it lives on to show that Jesus is for all people, from lowly shepherds to the wealthy Magi. Only God could arrange such an amazing journey as the Magi had. Only God could bring non-Jewish people to worship the Jewish King-child, while many of His own people would not recognize or acknowledge Him.
What do you think are some of the most important things we know about these unseen, mysterious visitors from the East?
The end of this story found the Magi continuing their journey back to their own country, but in a way that avoided sharing their discovery with Herod. They had completed their quest to find the baby King where the star led them, yet their journey continued. The story of Jesus is unending. It has reached throughout generations, to all people, to us today. He offers us everlasting, eternal, unending life with Him.
Wednesday in the Word
Wednesday in the Word
“After hearing the king, they went their way; and the star, which they had seen in the east, went on before them until it came and stood over the place where the Child was. When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.” Matthew 2:9-11.
“The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning.” Lamentations 3:22-23.
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. His love endures forever.” – Psalms 136:1
Share Your Good Word
Good Questions
GOOD Question(s) of the Week: How does this story show us that Jesus came to be the Savior for all people? How does knowing that Jesus offers us unending love affect your life today?
Good Words I Recommend
A Good Song — Unending Love - Hillsong Worship, “Savior, now and forever, your face is all I seek.”
Another Good Song — We Three Kings, Tenth Avenue North “Let your light shine!”
A Good Book — Follow Me: An Unending Conversation with Jesus
Another Good Book: Unseen People: Sharing Light and Life with Your Neighbors and the Nations, DeAnna Lynn Sanders. My book is full of stories of how God worked in amazing ways to show Himself to unseen people.
A Final Good Word
Christmas time is over and the new year awaits. Tomorrow we awake to new possibilities as well as new challenges. New Years Day is my second favorite holiday (right behind Thanksgiving.) However this year, Christmas has somehow been less stressful and more joyful for me. The good news is, the irresistible love that the birth of Jesus brought continues on. Just like the wise men, my prayer for all of us this week and the coming year is to rejoice with exceeding great, and unending joy as we worship Him and give to Him our treasures. I pray for you that you will know the truth of this verse: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal (unending) life.” – John 3:16
DeAnna’s email: deannalynnsanders@gmail.com
Gratefully yours,
DeAnna
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