Monday, Jan. 1: Mat. 2:13–18 (Circumcision and Name of Jesus)
Hidden within this tragic passage is the promise of the resurrection from the dead. The Lord Jesus, even though a child according to His human nature, was also almighty according to His divine nature. He could have saved those children from Herod. Why didn’t He? Because He did not come to save men from earthly suffering, but to save men from sin. Suffering and persecution last only a short time, but sin kills forever.
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