God is interested in working with humble people.  It is hard to work with people who are very prideful because they are more interested in showing themselves off rather then seeing the needs of other people.  They hide from God and other behind their toys and selfishness.

The magi went to God so they could go to worship him with everything they had.  When they saw the baby they recognized him as the one to worship.  They knew that he was Jesus and saw that He truly was the Son of God.  There are two different people in this passage and that is of the magi and the other of Herod.  They both knew who Jesus was, but one went to worship him while the other wanted to kill him.  In fact Herod was so bent on killing them that he instigated a horrible tragedy of that time.

God always left room for redemption and ressurection.  As the branch he always left a stump so that it could grow back bigger and stronger.  Jesus did not identify himself with the noble or the rich.  He always was with the poor, persecuted, and the rejected.  He  wanted to give those people hope.  He knew what it was like to be small, rejected, and poor.  That is why he could speak to those people and the rich and wealthy could not understand.  This is how he can be so compassionate and knowledgable with our struggles.