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Daily Java:

Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the reign of King Herod. About that time some wise men from eastern lands arrived in Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We saw his star as it rose, and we have come to worship him.” King Herod was deeply disturbed when he heard this, as was everyone in Jerusalem. He called a meeting of the leading priests and teachers of religious law and asked, “Where is the Messiah supposed to be born?” “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,
      are not least among the ruling cities of Judah,
 for a ruler will come from you
      who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
Then Herod called for a private meeting with the wise men, and he learned from them the time when the star first appeared. Then he told them, “Go to Bethlehem and search carefully for the child. And when you find him, come back and tell me so that I can go and worship him, too!” (Matthew 2:1-8)

Jesus was a blessing to all who were around him. At the same time, he was a threat to all that was around him.

He was a blessing because he was the Savior, the Prince of Peace come to this earth to save men’s souls, to bring us back to God. In that respect, he was the gift of God promised throughout the ages, that which the world looked toward since Adam brought sin into the world.

But he was also a threat. He represented change and change is never welcome. Everyone around would be affected. But some would like the change, would appreciate and love being affected. Some, on the other hand, would not.

King Herod did not. He didn’t appreciate the change at all. In fact, he did everything he could to stop the change, including the wholesale murder of all children under the age of two in the city of Bethlehem in hopes of killing that agent of hope. He didn’t want to worship, he wanted to stop Jesus.

But that agent of hope was not going to be stopped by someone as pathetic as King Herod. Yes, the king was powerful, but God had something better in mind.

God had Jesus in mind. And Jesus was going to come to this earth, no matter what a king of anyone else thought.

That is the problem with Jesus. He is Change. And the world hates to be changed from what it is to what it could be. That is why the world, governments, Hollywood, everything else fights him so hard. He is good, they are not. And they resist him.

But he will win, no matter what else may happen. His is superior strength and has endured for over 2000 years. And it will endure until God is through.