Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, behold, wise men from the east came to Jerusalem, 2 saying, “Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we saw his star when it rose and have come to worship him.”
For those within Palestine, all the talk of a special Child to be born, who was said to be the Messiah, stirred up a lot of wondering and talk. For these men, it meant action - taking a trip, bringing gifts, coming to worship Him. In a pagan world worshipping a king is common place, but this is far deeper. They were not there to appease this King or make some sort of political alliance; they were there simply to worship the One Who is worthy of worship. As we ramp up our anticipation of Advent, may we do more doing, and less talking; may we plan and carry out sincere forms of worship toward the newborn King.
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