The conduct of the wise men is a
striking example of faith. They believed in Christ when they had never seen Him
– but that was not all. They believed in Him when the Scribes and Pharisees
were unbelieving – but that again was not all. They believed in Him when they
saw Him a little infant on Mary’s knee, and worshiped Him as a king. This was
the crowning point of their faith. They saw no miracles to convince them. They
heard no teaching to persuade them. They saw no signs of divinity and greatness
to overawe them. They saw nothing but a new-born infant, helpless and weak, and
needing a mother’s care like any one of ourselves. And yet when they saw that
infant, they believed that they saw the divine Savior of the world. ‘They fell
down and worshiped Him.’
We read of no greater faith than
this in the whole volume of the Bible. It is a faith that deserves to be placed
side by side with that of the penitent thief. The thief saw one dying the death
of a criminal, and yet prayed to Him and ‘called Him Lord.’ The wise men saw a
new-born babe on the lap of a poor woman, and yet worshiped Him and confessed
that He was Christ. Blessed indeed are those that can believe in this fashion!
Expository Thoughts on
the Gospels: Matthew,
[Carlisle, PA: Banner of Truth,
1986], 10.
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