Just a Baby

"After coming into the house they saw the Child with Mary His mother; and they fell to the ground and worshiped Him. Then, opening their treasures, they presented to Him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh." (Matthew 2:11, NASB)

I've glossed over this story so many times and never really appreciated the reality of it. These magi (commonly assumed to be some sort of astrologers) traveled for a long time to follow the amazing star they saw. If you think about where and when they were, it must have been a very exhausting trip for them to just get up and go.

On top of that, they were definitely asking around trying to find out exactly where Jesus was. "Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, 'Where is He who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him'" (Matthew 2:1-2, NASB).

They went to all these lengths to find the Baby and when they saw Him, they fell down and worshipped Him. Think about it, He was just a baby. He hadn't even done anything yet. They exhausted themselves coming to see this baby, dropped down and worshipped Him, and even gave Him extravegant gifts (gold, frankincense, and myrrh) just because of what they knew He was GOING to do.

I think it gives us an appreciation for what WE should be doing, since He has now done everything He has promised to do. If the magi went to such great lengths to worship a baby who had yet to do anything. We should be doing so much more to worship the King who has done EVERYTHING. Just something to think about next time I'm sitting on my couch watching TV or playing a game. What lengths am I going to in order to worship this amazing King? The length between my remote and my TV? It's time for me to get up and worship!