We Have Seen His Star

The wise men were a unique part of Matthew's nativity story: they were the only ones who weren't Israelites! They may have felt like outsiders and strangers to the relationship that Israel had with God, and many people in the world today may feel the same way. But the star that they saw - the light that led them to Jesus - was a sign that God was about to reach out beyond Israel to the whole world! It was a sign that God's desire had always been that there would be no "outsiders."