All that Glitters is Gold...

A second gift the Magi brought was Gold.  I'm sure Mary and Joseph were not overly upset about that gift, but it still just seems to be an odd gift to give to a child. 
We all know that gold, along with the other two gifts are gifts given to show "kingship."  The Magi gave gifts to recognize that Jesus is King, that Jesus is Lord.  They gave gifts that signified they were there to worship Jesus as King! 

Frankincense often represents prayer as we talked about a few days ago.  Gold represents "value".

When talking about worship with the confirmation students, I often define Worship as "assigning value to something or giving something our time."  When we assign value to something, we say that is is worthy of our time. 
If you want to know what you really worship in your life, look to see what takes up lots of your time. 
What do you assign value to?  Where does your time go?

Facebook?  I'm sure that is one thing for many of us.  Facebook consumes many hours for lots of folks.
We spend time "Stalking" our friends, our acquaintances and even folks on our friends list we really don't remember who they are. 
We spend time playing games on facebook, watering crops that do not exist, winning money that will never actually show up in our bank accounts or just trying to beat a friends score to build our self-esteem. 
We take quizzes that let us know what Harry Potter character we are like, what greek god would be our parent, or what celebrity we are most compatible with. 

Facebook is worshiped by lots and lots of folks. 

For many folks...It's work that takes up the majority of their time.
For many folks...It's TV.  It's watching Glee, American Idol or Dancing with the stars. 

For many folks...it's a sports team or playing a sport.  If you look at my life, you could argue I worship the Tarheels and Panthers. 

What is it for you?  Where is your "Gold" going?  Where is your money being spent?  Where is your time being spent? 

Part of what keeps many folks from really taking Christians serious is when they see what Christians are really worshiping. 

Do your actions show that God is the center of your worship?