BECAUSE OF ONE PERSON Sunday December 27,
2015
Text: Matthew 2:16 – 18 Memory verse: v 16b
When
devil is out to destroy a soul, he can terminate many others to get that one
person. Unfortunately, when God’s hand is at work, they may be a mayhem or
genocide which will still not get to the person devil wants. This is the case
in our bible reading for today. Herod was furious when he learned that the wise
men had outwitted him. All Herod knew was that a future king, still a child,
lived in Bethlehem. After consulting with the wise men (2:7), he deduced that
the child would not be more than two years old. So he sent soldiers to kill all
the boys in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and below. This is just
to get at one person.
Any
effort of men to prevent the fulfilment of the word of God never materializes.
Herod stained his hands with blood, but he did not harm Jesus. Herod was king
by a human appointment; Jesus is a King by a divine appointment. No one can
thwart God’s plans. This story should encourage us in our time of trials
because our destiny is in God’s hand. No amount of threat and intimidation can
stop God’s plan against your life (Lamentation 3:3). Your destiny cannot be
thwarted. You will live fully.
Food for Thought: Jesus is a King by a divine appointment
Prayer: Lord, grant that no man can destroy my destiny in Jesus name.
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