Luke 9-10
When Jesus sent out his disciples to cast out demons and heal diseases, he caught the attention of Herod. Herod knew that he couldn't be John the Baptist because he had beheaded him, so Herod "tried to see him." What was it about Herod that drew him towards men of God, yet kept him at arms length once he was in their presence.
Perhaps Herod is proof that God desires that none should perish and yet that we have free will to choose to follow him or follow our own desires. God wrote the truth on Herod's heart and sent messengers to speak the truth and be the truth, yet Herod remained mired in his own selfish pride and sin. Herod was only interested in vicariously living a righteous life while actually living a licentious life. Are we guilty of the same?
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