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The passage of scripture we’re looking at today is one of many passages in the Bible that tell us how real the battle is between God & Satan, good & evil, right & wrong, light & darkness, life & death.
This is an undeniable & unavoidable reality.
While we can’t do anything to stop it, we most definitely must acknowledge & address it.
To avoid, overlook or ignore it makes as much sense as going skydiving without a parachute.
We need to have the right mindset, commitment & equipment (that equipment being the Word of God & the power & Spirit of God) to fight the fight in the battle in which we find ourselves.
That the arrival of Jesus was accompanied by such hellish & demonic opposition tells us that our relationship & walk with God will be too.
Herod was …
1. an evil, ruthless & power-hungry tyrant.
He did whatever he could to be in control & remain in power.
- Matthew 2:3-8 & 13-18
2. allowed by God to do what He did.
As with Judas, Pilate & Satan himself, God let Herod do what he did.
- Matthew 19-23
Making It Real
1] Will you not shy away from Herod’s role in the story of Jesus’ birth?
2] In what ways does having to acknowledge this impact you?
Action Step
Ask God to help you embrace & be willing to talk about this dark reality
that accompanied Christ’s birth in a redemptive way in the days ahead.
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Cornerstone Community Church / 5344 Fishcreek Rd / Stow OH 44224 <>< ><> Pastor Dan Page / December 18, 2022 / www.ccc-stow.faithlifesites.com
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