CHRISTMAS- Horrible, but still in God’s hand (Matthew 2:16-18) - Morning Mindset Christian Daily Devotional and Prayer
Morning Mindset Christian Daily Devotional Bible study and prayer
Carey Green
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🗓️ 24 December 2025
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TODAY'S SCRIPTURE:
Matthew 2:16–18 - Then Herod, when he saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, became furious, and he sent and killed all the male children in Bethlehem and in all that region who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had ascertained from the wise men. [17] Then was fulfilled what was spoken by the prophet Jeremiah: [18] “A voice was heard in Ramah, weeping and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be comforted, because they are no more.” (ESV)
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, my friends, welcome back to the morning mindset. |
| 0:07.0 | I want to ask you a question as we get started here. What are the horrible things that happen in the world that just turn your stomach? |
| 0:14.0 | Just make you cringe when you think about them. Well, I want you to have those things in mind today as we consider our |
| 0:21.8 | passage in the Christmas story. Welcome to the morning mindset. This is our opportunity to get our |
| 0:27.7 | minds aligned with the truth of God's word for this day. We'll be looking at Matthew chapter 2 |
| 0:33.2 | verses 16 and 18 in just a moment. Before we do, I want to acknowledge today's daily sponsor. |
| 0:40.4 | We have an anonymous listener who is sponsoring this episode with thanks to Talk Cho for sharing |
| 0:46.9 | the daily mindset with her as they grow close with Christ. Thank you so much, friend, for |
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| 1:13.9 | Okay, before we dig in to Matthew chapter 2 versus 16 through 18, we should pray that the Lord |
| 1:20.0 | will be our instructor today. Our father, as we bow before your word, we don't worship it, |
| 1:27.0 | we worship the one who gave it. |
| 1:29.0 | And we bow in reverence and submission to the fact that this is your word. |
| 1:32.7 | This is your direction and instruction and filling in the blanks for us in terms of history |
| 1:39.6 | and what's happened in the past so that we can understand better who you are and what |
| 1:43.8 | you've done to redeem us. |
| 1:45.3 | We ask you to guide us today as we read this horrible passage and yet understand that your hand |
| 1:52.3 | was still in control. We ask it in Jesus' name. Amen. Okay friends, I think you're going to see |
| 1:59.0 | what I mean right away when I talk about horrible circumstances as we read Matthew 2, 16 through 18. |
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