The King at War (Matthew 2:13-18)

Christmas is a time to celebrate Christ's coming, give gifts, and spend time with family and friends. But that's not all. There is a darker part of the Christmas story that is often overlooked or avoided, because it doesn't seem to fit in with all of the rejoicing of the holiday season. But this piece of the story--our passage this Sunday--illumines the reality of our world and the purpose of Christmas perhaps more than all of the others. Jesus, the King of Light, came to fight and defeat the powers of sin and darkness in our world and our hearts.