Gold, Frankincense, Myrrh and Bitcoin

The Economics of Returning What Already Belongs to God

There is a single Kingdom principle that rewrites the way we see money, worship, generosity, and even bitcoin itself.

You are not giving God something that belongs to you.
You are returning something that already belongs to Him.

This is the economics of the Kingdom.
This is the posture of the wise.
This is the revelation hidden inside the gifts brought to Jesus at His birth.

The wise men did not arrive with random trinkets. They brought gifts that revealed spiritual laws. Gifts that still speak today. Gifts that mirror the very structure God wove into creation, into stewardship, and even into the way bitcoin functions.

Each gift is a lens. A principle. A divine pattern.

And all three gifts can be understood again in a world where honest money is emerging.

Gold: The Revelation of True Ownership

Gold represented kingship, purity, authority, and surrender. When the wise men laid gold before Jesus, they were making a declaration that every king must eventually make.

My treasure is Yours because my life is Yours.

In the Kingdom, gold is never given. Gold is returned.
This truth dismantles pride and resets the heart.

Bitcoin echoes this principle.

Because when you choose sound money, when you preserve what God gave you rather than let it decay under inflation, when you protect your family’s future with something tethered to truth rather than manipulation, you are practicing biblical stewardship.

Bitcoin forces a question gold forced first.
Who owns what I hold?
And does my money bow to truth or to the whims of men?

Gold bends the knee. Bitcoin demands the same surrender of the heart.

Frankincense: Worship That Costs Something

Frankincense burned on the altar.
It released aroma only when fire touched it.
It symbolized devotion that had a cost.

Worship is never free.
Sacrifice is never theoretical.
Obedience is never effortless.

Bitcoin mirrors this spiritual law through proof of work.

Value requires energy.
Integrity requires cost.
Truth requires sweat.
Light requires burning something real.

Frankincense teaches that worship must be tangible, not sentimental.
Bitcoin teaches that value must be earned, not manufactured.

Both reveal a Kingdom pattern.
What is holy is never without expense and sacrifice.

Myrrh: The Gift of Pain, Loss, and What We Would Rather Hide

Myrrh is the most misunderstood gift. It was used for burial. It symbolized death, loss, grief, suffering, and the things a person would rather not carry into worship.

Yet the wise men brought it on purpose. Because you cannot enthrone Jesus without also surrendering the wounds you cannot fix.

Here is the surprising link.
Myrrh is the hardest gift to bring, and the one God uses most for transformation.

And in a modern world, bitcoin strangely and beautifully teaches a version of the same truth.

Volatility humbles the ego.
Market cycles, like one we are in currently, confront impatience.
Fear and loss expose motives.
Time preference is purified.
Greed is crucified.
Conviction is refined by fire.

For many people, bitcoin surfaces emotional attachments they never knew they had.
Control. Fear. Pride. Entitlement. Anxiety.

But the Holy Spirit invites you to bring those to Jesus.
Not hide them. Not deny them.
Bring them.

Because myrrh is not about death.
Myrrh is about surrendering what death once controlled.

The wise men carried burial spices to a child, Jesus, who would conquer the grave, by rising from the dead. You can carry your pain to a King who already did on our behalf.

Bitcoin becomes a teacher not because of the gains, but because of the refining.

God uses the same tool over and over.
What you surrender becomes what He strengthens.

The Conclusion: Everything Returns to Him

Gold teaches that all our resources belongs to God.
Frankincense teaches that worship costs something.
Myrrh teaches that even pain must be surrendered.

And bitcoin becomes a modern classroom for these ancient truths.

Stewardship is returning.
Worship is offering.
Surrender is healing.
Legacy is obedience stretched across generations.

You are not giving God something He needs.
You are returning what was His before you ever touched it.

Prayer

Father, thank You for teaching us to return what belongs to You. Teach us the gold of surrender, the frankincense of costly worship, and the myrrh of laying our pain, fear, and striving at Your feet. Purify our hearts as You purify our stewardship. Help us honor You in every arena of life, from our generosity to our finances to the legacy we build for generations. Let everything we hold point back to You. Amen 🙏🔥