Absorbing God’s Word
“When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up,” he said, “take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.” Matthew 2:13-18
Applying God’s Word
Today I was reflecting on “The Holy Innocents”, the children who died at the hands of Herod. Herod decided to kill all the baby boys under two years old in an attempt to eliminate Jesus. Mary, Joseph and Jesus escaped Herod’s wrath, but most of the other infants in Bethlehem did not. It must have been a horrific scene; Mothers who were frantically trying to save the lives of their children .
This biblical account is not unique by any means. Children have been brutally victimized since the beginning of time. Today’s world is no different. There’s plenty of proof that innocent children are still being abused, abandoned, sold and martyred. Like the mothers of Jesus day, we should do everything we can to eliminate the suffering of a child.
Unfortunately, the stories about holy innocents will not end until Jesus returns.
Accounting of God’s Word
Do I know of any children looking to be rescued or saved?