Some people seem to love royalty, whether it is royal weddings or royal births, whether it is the fantasy princesses of Disney films, or the House of Windsor in Britain. In Matthew 2:1-12, we see three see not three wise men or three kings, because the Bible doesn't tell us how many there were. But we see three kinds of royalty. (i) The kings (maji in Greek) from the East, (ii) King Herod of Jerusalem, and (iii) King Jesus. Despite being high on the social ladder themselves, the maji recognised that Jesus was someone much more significant, and worth travelling a long time to bow and worship before him. Herod's calculation of how long they travelled since his birth, and how old Jesus might be by then, meant that he killed all up to the age of two years old, indicating that Jesus wasn't just a newborn child, but an infant possibly around one year old. Yet, Herod's response, like all despots who eliminate contenders for their position, was to try to kill Jesus instead of worship him. While many people today might be more ambivilant than wanting to outrightly kill Jesus, they nevertheless don't fall into the category of going significantly out of their way to worship Jesus. Jesus came this first time to save and atone for the sins of all who will trust in him (John 3:16-17). But he is going to come again, not to save, but to judge. And everyone will acknowledge that he is King of kings and Lord of lords (Philippians 2:9–11). For those who have trusted and depended on him for forgiveness and salvation, that day will be welcomed and they will not fear his return. But for anyone who had resisted his forgiveness, or who remains in their sin, that day will be greatly feared. Even Jesus' opponents will bow the knee and acknowledge that he is King of kings and Lord of lords, even if they do so reluctantly and without being saved. It is far better to bow the knee to Jesus now, and worship him as the maji did, than to acknowledge him later as King, but without eternal salvation. Worship Jesus as King, today, while we still can!