Where Are The Wise Men?

     We often want to be a part of some big event.  I had my spot in many a cordon where the military would stand at attention waiting for the passing of some high ranking foreign dignitary.  We were to keep looking straight ahead as the motorcade would pass by.  During my first assignments, I would want to just get a glimpse of that dignitary.  Soon, the motorcade would come into view and we would all be standing in a row as he or she would pass by.  Matthew 2:1 says, "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem,"  
      The Wise Men of old had another purpose in mind as they had set out to see what had taken place.   We think we know why they had the information that the did about the birth of a king and we think we know where they came from due to their connection with the prophet Daniel years before.  Matthew records the event which probably took a couple of years to come about.  The young Jesus was not in a manger when they arrived.  After questioning where this event was taking place the finally come to the right spot and pay homage to the Lord Jesus Christ with three gifts, gold, frankincense and myrrh.  The words used indicate that they were "magi" or "wise men"  We, in our period of time, have latched on the word "wise" and made it a part of our culture.  We sometimes say that "Wise men still seek Him."  We use the phrase indicating that if a person has wisdom, then he or she is going to be looking for the Lord Jesus Christ.  Most unbelievers are  not looking for anything remotely resembling  anything that is spiritual.  Oh, we might stand in line to see a rock star, a person from Hollywood or a famous football player, but we wouldn't stand in line to see anyone religious.  We wouldn't stand in line to see them because we have no idea about the importance of the event that took place some 2,000 years ago.  Wisdom is that which come from God, so people who are not believers in the first place have no idea what or whom to look for.  The reality is that Jesus did come and was born of a virgin as the Scripture says.  The whole package reminds us that He not only came at that first advent, but that He was destined to live, minister, die and then be raised again from the dead.  So, the Perfect Gift that was given to us is far greater than we can ever imagine.  Those that are believers today can celebrate the season because they know Who it was that was laid in a manger.  Praise God today that He sent His Son in order that we might have eternal life.