The Nature of Man

Matthew 14:1-12

Inspired thots:

I have always wondered WHY and HOW one could take another's life. This passage reveals the answer..

When Herod and Herodias wanted to be together, though unlawfully, John the Baptist protested and warned them. The couple still did coyly because Herod was the tetrarch. Nobody goes against the 'authority'. It is truly an abuse of power and status. This is where black becomes grey.

Herod wanted to have John the Baptist killed, for speaking out against his immoral behaviour. Yet, he was restrained... not by righteousness but by people's viewpoint. Herod was very much into seeking people's favour rather than God's favour. So sad that he missed the RIGHT source of blessing.

Herodias... aah, never undermine the determination of a woman ~ it can be really devious or passionate. She was an accomplice to the unrighteous union, and a woman's 'fury' simmers. But it was certainly not right for her to use her daughter, to be an accomplice in the death of John the Baptist.
HOW powerful is a mother's influence! How sad that Herodias exemplified so WRONGLY to her daughter!

It is happening today too. Right principles are thrown out the window to make way for satisfying self. That is the nature of man.