The Tabernacle Today

Bad Mom Good Mom - Matthew 14:1-12Welcome to Real Housewives of the Roman Empire. I changed the names a little, but that’s the background for today’s Bible passage in which we will sadly read of the death of John the Baptist.Matthew 14:1-12As Matthew 1-13 relate to John the Baptist, he was like a booster that helps launch a rocket into space. Once the rocket gets up, the booster has done its job and falls back to earth. One stage is over and another begins.Bad moms are offended by preaching that calls them to repentance.Herodias was offended by the preacher because he called out her sin. I sure wish she had done what I have seen many guilty sinners do over the years -Repent of their sin, receive God’s forgiveness, and rebuild their lives around God’s truth, as David and Bathsheba did in their generation.Bad moms fail to protect their children and instead influence them to sin.Now before looking at the good mom, let me state clearly that we are all sinners who need to turn to Christ for salvation and forgivene