Good morning, my weakened warriors. Welcome back to the messy masterpiece podcast, which

I had in Tori. We have a fun little shout out this morning. It's Tori's dad's birthday.

Happy birthday, dad. Happy birthday, Papa Cohen, as he refers to himself to us.

Anyways, we're super thankful that you're tuning in on this wonderful Saturday, and we can't wait

just to jump into it. Yeah, y'all, let's jump into it. Today, we're reading out of Matthew 2.11,

and the devotional is titled Most Valued Treasure. And it says, they entered the house and saw the

child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasure

chest and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. The love letter from God says,

beloved child, my love for you is immeasurable. I sent my son to this earth to die for your sins,

so you could be right with me. I long for you to make me your most valued treasure. When the

desires of your heart are aligned with mine, your lips will be full of worship. There is nothing

on this earth that can keep you from being close to me. As the wise men did whatever they could to

find my son Jesus and offer him their gifts, so too should you seek my son as you would a hidden

treasure. If you will seek him with all your heart, you will also discover that he is all you need

to find true riches on earth and in heaven. The discovery will direct the rest of your days.

Love your heavenly Father. The reflection says, the first sight of baby Jesus was so beautiful

that it caused the wise men to bow down and worship not only with their voices but also with their

gifts. Can you imagine? Can you imagine if you treasured a relationship with Jesus so much that

all you could think about was what you could give him to let him know how valuable he is to you?

The treasure of truth says, there is no treasure in this life more valuable than Jesus.

Amen to that. Man, I love this devotional. Me too. It makes me think of that verse. I was looking

it up as your reading. It's Matthew 621 and it says, wherever your treasure is,

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