To kick off our 19th annual Treasures of Hope Christmas Store, we're profiling individuals who played a role in the story of Jesus' birth in #12DaystoTreasures.
Not every leader is one to emulate. King Herod the Great is one of them. His role in the Christmas story couldn't be more infamous. When the Wise Men or Magi came looking for the Messiah after spotting a strange star in the East, Herod invited them to let him know if they found Jesus.
When they didn't return but took another route back home, Herod started murdering male children about Jesus' age. Even Joseph was warned to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt because of Herod:
Controlling and murderous leadership traits like Herod's thread human history, but poor leaders also can beget dramatic revivals and civic movements. Poor
leadership creates fertile soil where God can intervene with power. The Lord can enable people to lead in a God-directed fashion so that the higher causes of heaven can be implemented. As the Matthew 2 passage shows, the Wise Men and Joseph countered the evil machinations of Herod by following the voice of God.
Over the years, Dallas Leadership Foundation has relied on the voice of God to navigate challenging times and situations. As we've learned, focusing on what God wants ushers in an unforgettable chance to watch Him move on our behalf.
God's direction guides us when we minister to Dallas families through outreaches such as the Treasures of Hope Christmas Store. The store provides an answer for many families who need help during Christmas time -- and a counter step of hope during difficult economic times.
If you want to donate toys and other items to Treasures of Hope so that we can make Christmas special for hundreds of Dallas families, please visit our online store at dlftx.org.
Not every leader is one to emulate. King Herod the Great is one of them. His role in the Christmas story couldn't be more infamous. When the Wise Men or Magi came looking for the Messiah after spotting a strange star in the East, Herod invited them to let him know if they found Jesus.
When they didn't return but took another route back home, Herod started murdering male children about Jesus' age. Even Joseph was warned to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt because of Herod:
Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, ‘Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.’ When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.Now after they had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.’ Then Joseph got up, took the child and his mother by night, and went to Egypt, and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet, ‘Out of Egypt I have called my son’ (Matt. 2:7-15).
Controlling and murderous leadership traits like Herod's thread human history, but poor leaders also can beget dramatic revivals and civic movements. Poor
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| Herod the Great: Wikipedia |
Over the years, Dallas Leadership Foundation has relied on the voice of God to navigate challenging times and situations. As we've learned, focusing on what God wants ushers in an unforgettable chance to watch Him move on our behalf.
God's direction guides us when we minister to Dallas families through outreaches such as the Treasures of Hope Christmas Store. The store provides an answer for many families who need help during Christmas time -- and a counter step of hope during difficult economic times.
If you want to donate toys and other items to Treasures of Hope so that we can make Christmas special for hundreds of Dallas families, please visit our online store at dlftx.org.
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