The Bible teaches that God loved the world. His love is offered to everyone. There is no one that is below his love. God gave the greatest gift of His Son, Jesus Christ. God’s Word, the Bible, gives multiple invitations to receive God’s salvation made available through the Son, Jesus Christ. The shepherds remind us of God’s gracious invitation to all who will come to Him.

Luke 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. To all people . . . Matthew’s account of the Magi in his gospel is proof of this promise. The Savior had come for all people. This truly is good news. But the question comes, if the message of a Savior Who is Christ the Lord is for all people, why is there so few who receive the message, or believe the message? Sadly, because of the hardness of people’s hearts. Matthew’s account of the Magi’s search for Christ, teaches us that God rewards the diligent seeker.

The virgin birth and deity of Jesus Christ is a fundamental truth of the Gospel. Apart from Jesus’ being both human and divine, there is no gospel. Much of what Matthew writes in his gospel is for the purpose of defending the major doctrines of the Christian faith.  In the narrative of Chapter One verses 18-25, Matthew declares and defends the fact of the virgin birth of Jesus from the perspective of his foster father, Joseph. Matthew shows us that the virgin birth of Jesus is not only declared it is indisputably defended.