Herod's Perplexity

We ask today the question that echoes through all of history: Who is this man? The same question Herod once asked, the same question that still defines every heart that seeks truth. He is not just a prophet, not merely a moral teacher, not a good man with good words. He is Jesus Christ, the Son of God. The one who calms the storm with a word, who heals the broken, who forgives sins, who conquers death itself. Every baptism, every Lord’s Supper, every act of faith points back to this truth. To know who Jesus is changes everything, for if He truly is God, then He deserves not just our admiration but our full surrender.

Herod sought to see Him out of curiosity, but we are called to see Him in faith. The world still wonders and debates, yet the answer remains unchanged. He is the Christ of God. He came not to overthrow empires but to set captives free. He died on the cross and rose again, that sin and death might lose their hold forever. Who is this man? He is the risen Lord, the Savior of the world, and the King before whom every knee will bow and every tongue confess—Jesus Christ, our God and Redeemer.