You may have heard someone exclaim I had an epiphany. My eyes were suddenly opened, and now I see...Generally
Epiphany means one suddenly understands. Things make sense to them..Something has been revealed, and now things are understandable. In our Church year we have the celebration of Epiphany. Something great has been revealed. A new understanding has come to us. This is the understanding of who Jesus was. For the Wise Men this great revealing was of the birth of the child... The one they sought, that they followed to the star to see..Imagine the faith they had to venture out on such a trek. knowing a king may be at the other end...They heard the stories, they heard the prophecies. They studied the stars. They knew something great had happened. So they go out in faith. Faithfully going where that star leaded them..They who were not even Jewish, who were pagans of the time. Yet they go and seek. They know enough that this mere child is something special, so special that they feel they dare not tell Herod where this child is. Great enough to bring this child gifts of Gold ,Frankinsense and Mhyr. Gifts for a king. Jesus is unveiled to world. Not just to the Jews. But for all, for all who seek him. The wisemen were in Awe of the child, so much so they would fall to their knees and bow down and worship this child. Who knows how this event would have fully affected these men. We do know they broke their promise to Herod. They refused to tell him where this child was. I wonder, did they hear of the events 30 some years later? Would they hear of the stories of this child and how he traveled the area with the good news? Would they have heard of the man that the Romans placed on a tree to be crucified? Would they ever know of Jesus fate? Would they hear the tales and know that this man who was crucified rose again and Ascended into heaven? IF they did would they have believed? I think they would of. Now to you do you have this great epiphany. Has Jesus been revealed to you in your life? Can Jesus make a difference to you.?Do you bow down before Jesus and give thanks for all that has been given you. Through life we are faced with many great epiphanies. We have sudden realization of what Jesus means to you in your life. Can you share your great epiphanies with others? I had an epiphany once. I remember the day in my late 20's that I realized that Jesus was a real person. I was taking college courses on world history. I was not thrilled to take this class, I was told I had to in order to recieve my BSN in Nursing. I could not figure out what in the world history had to do with nursing..my thoughts was..this will help me be a better nurse because......Well I never did figure out why history helps my nursing career, instead in was another stepping stone in my life of faith. I realized that I had always thought of Jesus as a fairy tale, a myth like Santa Clause. Something pretend. I suddenly now realized through my history course Jesus was real, Jesus did exist. I started digging into history, started comparing the bible with history, I had a new found hunger in understanding Jesus and who he was. NOw there is quite a difference in knowing Jesus really existed and believing that Jesus is our Saviour. But through the knowlegde I gained, my faith grew. I discovered how Jesus could be of help to me in my life. How he guided my life, and how he brought me here. It was the work of God, that I would begrudgingly,take that history course. It was through the work of God that I have grown faithfully.. enough to lead me into a new career path. Jesus was revealed to me, My eyes were suddenly opened, the scales fell from my eyes, and here I am now., sharing my faith with you all. Keep your eyes open for God's epiphany in your life. Look for God and Jesus outside of church on Sunday Morning. You may be surprised what will be revealed to you. AMEN
