Salvation Unfolds: To the Nations

The star is a prominent symbol of the Christmas season. We make star-shaped cookies. We hang lighted stars outside our homes. We often adorn the tops of our Christmas trees with stars. The star is important because it led wise men to see the Savior of nations. On Epiphany, we rejoice in God’s grace to all his people. This morning we celebrate that grace. Christ is the Savior of nations, a truth we would never have figured out on our own. Rather, God himself unfolds this mystery slowly in the Scriptures through the testimony of his servants. In the person and work of his glorious Son, we see clearly what God’s glory is and does. He has united sinners from every nation under the banner of Christ Jesus our Lord.