Matthew 2
As Christians looking at the history of our salvation, we note that at certain precise moments God intervenes in noticeably unique ways in order to advance the plan of bringing all women and Men to God.
A beautiful hymn in the Church of England’s hymnal, “Hymns Ancient and Modern”, states the following in the first stanza: “God is working his purpose out as years succeed to years.
God is working his purpose out And the time is drawing near
Nearer and nearer draws the time
The time that shall surely be
When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea.
As we look at the story in the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, we see God’s plan being challenged by King Herod, using trickery and even a massacre of innocent children to block God’s plan. He fails as we can see and everything went as announced by the prophet according to the gospel, “He will be called a Nazarene.”
While we humans are endowed with God’s gift of freedom of choice, we are yet called to participate in this great plan of salvation and given specific tasks. We know that come what may, God is in charge.
There is a Haitian proverb that expresses the belief found in Psalm2, “No flood can remove what God has set aside for his purpose.”
The Venerable J. Fritz Bazin, D. Min.
Archdeacon for Immigration
and Social Justice Ministries
Diocese of Southeast Florida
As Christians looking at the history of our salvation, we note that at certain precise moments God intervenes in noticeably unique ways in order to advance the plan of bringing all women and Men to God.
A beautiful hymn in the Church of England’s hymnal, “Hymns Ancient and Modern”, states the following in the first stanza: “God is working his purpose out as years succeed to years.
God is working his purpose out And the time is drawing near
Nearer and nearer draws the time
The time that shall surely be
When the earth shall be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea.
As we look at the story in the second chapter of the Gospel of Matthew, we see God’s plan being challenged by King Herod, using trickery and even a massacre of innocent children to block God’s plan. He fails as we can see and everything went as announced by the prophet according to the gospel, “He will be called a Nazarene.”
While we humans are endowed with God’s gift of freedom of choice, we are yet called to participate in this great plan of salvation and given specific tasks. We know that come what may, God is in charge.
There is a Haitian proverb that expresses the belief found in Psalm2, “No flood can remove what God has set aside for his purpose.”
The Venerable J. Fritz Bazin, D. Min.
Archdeacon for Immigration
and Social Justice Ministries
Diocese of Southeast Florida
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