God's Kingdom of Compassion, July 15th Worship

God is building a Kingdom on His compassion and grace. We need God’s compassion and guidance because the human heart can become a dark and desperate thing. The instinct for self- preservation alone can make people do hurtful things. The Holy Gospel today tells us about how King Herod had John the Baptist locked up in prison and then Herod is tricked into beheading the prophet. This king got trapped by his own pride into doing something that he regretted later. Surely we all feel such moments of confusion and self-deception. But our God is great and He can build something better. When we trust God to care for us it removes the helpless desperation of our hearts. Within God’s protective kingdom we can make better choices, and God brings to earth His wisdom and love, as it is in heaven.