I wish I could be with you now. Then maybe I could change the way I am talking to you. Now I don’t know what to do about you.
Herod was afraid to kill John. Herod knew that all the people thought John was a good and holy man. So Herod protected John. Herod enjoyed listening to John preach. But John’s message always bothered Herod.
We have troubles all around us, but we are not defeated. We often don’t know what to do, but we don’t give up.
We have so much joy before our God because of you! So we thank God for you. But we cannot thank him enough for all the joy we feel.