Gold, frankincense and myrrh were priceless and precious substances there in the East, treasures of the utmost value in the life and times of people who lived there back in those days. Immediately the Darth Vader of the day, King Herod, Satan's agent, jumps into action. Evil is the first to be alert to the encroaching presence of goodness. Just try to present, try to manifest, goodness and watch what happens around you. You will be mocked, ridiculed, shunned and cast out of the world's inner and elite circles as soon as you attempt to be an epiphany of God's purity and goodness.
Evil is the first to jump into action when goodness approaches and manifests itself.
Commitment requires the closing off of other options. And as the Evil One knows full well, as the serpent whispers into our ears, to be like God, to be god-like we must keep all of our options open. To be omnipotent means to have all possible options immediately available. The presence of a child is so very limiting. And so is love.