At first glance, myrrh feels like the worst gift you could give a child, an embalming spice tied to suffering and death. But if we slow down and look closely at the details of the Christmas story to discover how this surprising gift reveals the deepest truth about Jesus’ identity. Following the Magi from Bethlehem to the cross, we see how myrrh foreshadowed a Savior who would rescue us not by avoiding death, but by going through it for us. Ultimately, we are invited to see Jesus as better than every false savior we cling to—the King who reigns without crushing us, the Priest who reconciles us without shaming us, and the Savior who rescues us by paying our debt Himself.