From Matthew 2:7-12 / Focus – Already in Matthew’s narrative, there have been a number of angelic visitations, supernatural phenomena and dreams. Mary is miraculously pregnant. Joseph is visited by an angel in a dream and given specific instruction. The Magi from the east follow an unusual star. And now, the Magi warned in a dream not to return to Herod. And it would be easy for us to get more wrapped up in the supernatural aspects, than what they pointed to – Jesus, born King of the Jews, and honored as such. Contrary to much we witness in Charismatic circles today, none of these in the Biblical narrative sought the supernatural. Mary never asked to be the mother of Jesus. Joseph didn’t ask to name Him. The wise men did seek a star, it appeared. And they didn’t seek a dream in making their exit. Additionally, the warnings in the dreams to Joseph and the Wise Men were unambiguous. They contained clear, factual direction – not cryptic inferences. As will be true of every one of these remarkable revelations. And how unlike so many today who go into wild and detailed depictions. There is no concentration on the individual’s experience. The entire focus is upon the data. Clear, simple instruction. And above all – what concerns Jesus. It all surround His person, His work, His glory. Nothing is made of the others and their experiences. God can and does do miraculous things. But not as parlor tricks. As means of revealing and accomplishing His plans and purposes as they find their absolute focus in Christ Jesus. Don’t lose focus – keep your eyes fixed on Him, in whom dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. Many will experience the supernatural and still die in their sins (Matt. 7:21-23). Eternal life belongs to those who trust and serve Christ – whether or not they ever experience anything other than the New Birth.