We have examined four responses to the arrival of Jesus: Herod’s hostility, Jerusalem’s fear, the scribes’ apathy, and the Magi’s worship. Now comes the most important question: What is your response to the King?
Are you like Herod, treating Jesus as a threat to your control, fighting against His authority in your life? Are you like Jerusalem, paralyzed by fear, more concerned about what might go wrong than what is right? Are you like the scribes, full of knowledge but empty of action, satisfied to know about Jesus but never willing to go to Him? Or are you like the Magi, willing to act on what you know, willing to travel far, sacrifice much, and fall down in worship?
Knowledge without action is worthless. The Magi knew less than the scribes but did far more. They traveled far. They sacrificed much. They worshipped deeply. The scribes knew everything and did nothing.
The King is still demanding a response. He is not asking for perfect knowledge. He is asking for whole-hearted worship. He is not asking you to have all the answers. He is asking you to act on the answer you already have. The wise men gave Jesus the best they had. What are you giving Him? Your time? Your talents? Your treasure? Your surrender?
The King has arrived. At last, the King has come. And that demands a response. What will yours be?