WE SEE IN PART

Reference text: Matthew 2:1-12

On the feast of the Epiphany, we read about the magi and their journey to Bethlehem, led by a star. Their journey took them into the palace where they shared their mission with king Herod. When the king heard their words, he was troubled yet his response was equally swift and focused. Once he heard ‘one who is born king of the Jews’, he sent for the chief priests and scribes – these were the men at the top of the chain as far as all things about the Jews were concerned.

This action of his highlighted a core trait that can be instrumental in many spheres: career, leadership, worship and even daily living. His response can be summarised as “I don’t know, but I know who knows”. That disposition alone, is one that places anyone on the path to victorious living.

Besides God, who is the Omniscient, and the embodiment of all knowledge; as men we all know in part and we see in part. The mark of true leadership or dominion therefore, is not about having all the right answers because truth is you cannot. It is about knowing how and where those answers can be found and then mapping a path that provides access to them.

The more you know, the better it is, but where you are insufficient, you ought to ensure you have an authoritative source from which you can obtain what you don’t know. To Herod, the source presented was the word of God – further establishing the supremacy of the word in the affairs of men.

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