Since we are in the Christmas season, which seems to get longer and longer, but not from worshipping Christ more, we will spend a little more time looking at the events around the time of the birth of Jesus.  As stated, the wise men first went to Herod to inquire about Jesus.  I am not sure if the star stopped moving or if the wise men simply thought they must be close and decided to find Jesus on their own.  If we are looking for Jesus, God will lead us all the way to Him if we simply follow His leadership by faith.  The wise men had come out of curiosity about a star, but they left having met the Savior.  Herod wanted the wise men to come back to him and tell him where Jesus was, supposedly in order to worship Jesus himself, but really so that he might kill Him.  People have been attempting to destroy Jesus and His message since shortly after His birth.  Though Jesus was crucified, His message and purpose on earth, to be the only way to redemption, never will be.  This Christmas, as there always has been, there will be many who are attempting to destroy the message of Christ and those who follow Him, but they will never be successful.  Some of these attempts will come from individuals, and some will come from governments.  What we cannot afford to do is to allow ourselves, as followers of Christ, to destroy the message of Christmas.  If we fail to emphasize the day or season as being a celebration of the birth of Christ, then we help to destroy the real message of Christmas.  Christmas is a time to be thankful that Christ came to earth to restore all who believe in Him to a right relationship with God.  Now we, as followers of Christ, are to work to present the message of Christmas to the world, keeping Christ at the center of the celebration.