如何找到上帝？
我們必須放棄希律的生活方式，拋棄一切人的工作和幫助後，信靠上帝的聖道，上帝的恩典必然帶領我們找到上帝。
從外表上看，希律是一位強大的王，是戰爭的寵兒。無論他曾在哪裡激戰，盡都順利。他曾是聰慧、敏銳、強大、又從國際貿易中得亨通的人。但在他自己的家裡，他是一個脆弱、軟弱、不幸的人。外表雖富有，內心卻卑鄙。
基督——我們真正的王——曾是一位外在極其貧窮、可憐、被人厭惡、被人離棄的人，然而他內心卻完全充滿著喜樂、安慰、和勇氣。
現在我們必須與那位外強中乾的希律鬥爭，不要讓他將我們真實、恩惠的基督王從我們心中奪走。即使基督是一位躺在馬槽裡貧賤的嬰孩，我們也要去到祂那裡。如果我們希求快樂，尋找純淨喜樂的良心，我們必須放棄希律的生活方式，跟隨另外一位王，就是基督。我們不能將我們的盼望置於善行之上，而要藉著這些尋求神的公義。唯獨將基督的像（西1:15）銘刻在我們的心上。恩慈的主，祂來時沒有任何炫耀做作。
記住：那三位聖王（博士）在拋棄一切人的工作和幫助後，信靠上帝藉著先知彌迦說的聖道，面對伯利恆前進之後，就立刻再次看到了那顆星。——馬丁路德（1521年的講道，有改動）
To all outward appearance Herod was a mighty king, fortunate in war. Wherever he struck with his sword, all went well. He was wise, keen-witted, powerful, and wealthy in trade with foreign lands. But in his house he was frail and weak, a hapless man. Thus Herod was outwardly fortunate but inwardly miserable. But Christ, our true king, was outwardly utterly poor, wretched, despised, and cast away; yet he was inwardly utterly filled with joy, comfort, and courage.
Now we must take care that Herod, who is outwardly and in the world so fortunate, not steal away from us our true and gracious king, who is Christ. Although he lies in a manger as a poor and wretched babe, we must go there to him.
Therefore, if we desire happiness and want a pure and happy conscience, we must forgo King Herod’s manner of living and follow another king, who is Christ. This means that we must not be so bold as to seek justification through works, nor place our hopes in them, but that we must etch on our hearts the image of Christ alone, the gracious Lord, we must etch on our hearts the image of Christ alone, the gracious Lord, who comes without any show. For when the three holy kings had left all human works behind and all human help, and (trusting in the holy Word of God through Micah, the prophet, 5:2) went forth toward Bethlehem, immediately they saw the star again. (Sermon from the year 1521) (WA 7:239f)
