Why Do We Put a Star on Christmas Trees?
What do you put on the top of your Christmas tree? There are plenty of tree toppers to finish off the Christmas tree. Some of the traditional Christmas toppers are angels and stars. During the Christmas season you see many trees with a star on top of the beautifully decorated tree.
You might be able to figure out why stars are placed on Christmas trees.
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Stars sit on top of Christmas trees to remind us of the star of Bethlehem that signaled that Jesus was born. The wise men followed the star to Bethlehem and then to Jesus. These men came from the east – most likely from Persia – to worship the king of the Jews. The wise men were not Jewish but were versed on the signs of the Messiah. Once this new star appeared they knew that the king of the Jews had been born.
An interesting aspect of this account is that the wise men knew that the king of the Jews had been born … but the Jews missed Jesus’ birth. The Jews were distracted and failed to pay attention to how God was moving. We do the same thing today – we can become distracted by our to-do lists and miss how God is moving. Placing a star on top of a Christmas trees points us to the birth of Jesus and reminds us to bring our worship to the King of Kings.
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Live It:
- Have you been distracted this Christmas?
- How can you slow down and spend time worshiping the King of Kings?
Chase Snyder
Writer, Pastor
