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Matthew 2:1-23

Joseph and Mary were carrying the presence of God while King Herod was in the process of denying the purpose of God. Every attempt of King Herod to track down the location of Jesus at birth and attempt to kill Him was a failure. Matthew 2:7-8, ÒThen Herod, when he had secretly called the wise men, determined from them what time the star appeared. And he sent them to < ?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>Bethlehem and said, ÔGo and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also.ÕÓ King Herod was lying and being deceptive. All he wanted to do was to deny the redemption plan of God in Christ Jesus. It is not possible to be carrying the presence of God and be trapped or destroyed by the forces of the wicked. The wicked will attempt to destroy you; they will bring trouble, but eventually the wicked will fail. The wicked will fail because God will give you direction to thwart and avoid destruction. Matthew 2:13, Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream, saying, ÔArise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young Child to destroy Him.ÕÓ Joseph and Mary did not just receive direction, but the plan of enemy was also revealed to them. The same Herod is out after you today if indeed you are carrying the word of God. If your heart is after the purpose of God, He will constantly speak direction to your life. Ask God for grace and mercy that will help you to constantly hear the direction that will protect you from destruction.