Advent: Herod Reacts

Welcome to Every Thought Captive.  I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church.

As we approach another Christmas, one very helpful way of interacting with the biblical story is to watch the different reactions to the birth of Jesus.  The local ruler, Herod, is a fascinating person for several reasons, not the least of which is how he reacts to Jesus.  When he hears the wise men are looking for the Messiah, he sends them to Bethlehem and concocts a scheme to find the child himself.  And when that fails he orders all the babies in the region to be killed.

Herod knows what it means for the Messiah to be born—in fact, he knows it better than many Christians do.  When Jesus was born, it meant the Lord himself had entered our time and space.  And if Jesus is Lord, Herod no longer can be.  Knowing Jesus means we encounter our Savior and a friend who sticks closer than a brother, but it also means we encounter our Lord.

This has been Every Thought Captive, a Christian worldview minute sponsored by Quail Lake Community Church.  For more information, please visit quaillake.org