Today’s passage reminds me of our Isaiah 40: 6-11 post:
Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of our God endures forever.
King Herod was truly awful, but he couldn’t continue his reign of terror forever. His son Archelaus is just as bad in many ways, but he has less room to operate; his kingdom is only about a quarter of the size of Herod’s. In this passage, evil certainly hasn’t been completely stamped out, but it is being shortened, and cornered, edged out. It’s getting smaller and less significant.
We’ve seen even worse things since Herod and Archelaus were around. But one thing stands true: none of those things have lasted forever; they eventually wither and fade away. Pray with me for a shorter and shorter lifespan of evil, and for God’s promises to fully blossom and to last forever.
