Matthew 2:7-8 (NIV)
7 Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out
from them the exact time the star had appeared. 8 He sent them to
Bethlehem and said, “Go and search carefully for the child. As soon as you find
him, report to me, so that I too may go and worship him.”
Herod's words are perfect, if only they were uttered in the
lowly spirit of the wise men. He would find forgiveness for the blood on his
hands. He would find peace for his conspiracy-wracked mind. He would know true
joy and contentment. He would again live up to the title "the Great,"
which had been attached to him.
But Herod is false to the core. His flattering lies are clever and crafty, but they are conceived in a darkened mind and a shriveled heart. He only wants to know the location of the Child of promise so he can snuff out His young life.
How arrogant and ignorant! Many people deceive themselves with Satan's clever lies. They fall for his carefully crafted stories to wriggle out from under God's claim on their lives. But He is and always will be their Creator, and if they will not cling to Him as their Savior, they will cringe before Him as their Judge.
That's why today is the day for you and me to drop our hands to our sides, silence our lips, and kneel before our Lord in repentance and sorrow. We plead for forgiveness for our rebellion, our deep-seated vein of ungodly independence. We fall before Him as our Creator, our Judge, our Lord, and our Savior.
But Herod is false to the core. His flattering lies are clever and crafty, but they are conceived in a darkened mind and a shriveled heart. He only wants to know the location of the Child of promise so he can snuff out His young life.
How arrogant and ignorant! Many people deceive themselves with Satan's clever lies. They fall for his carefully crafted stories to wriggle out from under God's claim on their lives. But He is and always will be their Creator, and if they will not cling to Him as their Savior, they will cringe before Him as their Judge.
That's why today is the day for you and me to drop our hands to our sides, silence our lips, and kneel before our Lord in repentance and sorrow. We plead for forgiveness for our rebellion, our deep-seated vein of ungodly independence. We fall before Him as our Creator, our Judge, our Lord, and our Savior.
Thought for today:
Do I follow the complete process of confession and repentance?
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