Faith Community Church Of Hopkinton

We do not blink an eye to see countless Wise Men occupying “made in China” plastic crèche scenes decorating shops at Christmas time: a scene that would be shocking and disturbing to First Century Israelites. One simply does not expect pagan astrologists at the birth of the Jewish Messiah of God (let alone crusty shepherds, but that’s for another sermon). Yet it seems consistent with this outrageous God–who acts with a flair for Tom-foolery and holy mischief–that we find at the Messiah’s Delivery Room stable strangers to the covenant whose access would be made by way of the cross. These Eastern socialites could have sent servants teetering as they balanced a mountain of gifts in their arms, or they could have ordered a Levite to deliver a “So Glad You Are Born, Mr. Messiah” sing-a-gram. Instead, they came themselves to offer worship to the newborn King. Their real gift was their personal homage: pagan, foreign leaders bowing down and worshiping an infant Messiah. For, in the end, our gift is also our ultimate