ADVENT DEVOTIONS FOR FAMILY AND PERSONAL WORSHIP

Tuesday, December 16 Read Matthew 2:16-18

Then Herod, when he saw that he had been outwitted by the wise men, flew into a rage. He gave orders to massacre all the male children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old and under.

God has a plan, but He isn’t the only one in the planning business. Herod was being used in a diabolical plot to end the life of Jesus before it had much of a chance to begin. You see the fruit of a wicked heart in Herod’s life, a heart unwilling to personally search for the LORD.

Pray that in the personal planning of your daily schedule, there will be time set aside to personally get in on the search for God’s incarnational reality in your life. If you are reading this near the end of the day, ask yourself this question: Where was God in my day today? If you are beginning your day with this devotion, determine to find where God is working and find fulfillment in His plans.