Stupendous on the outside, wormy rotten on the inside...

He was dazzling, so unbelievably good looking in his attire, and hair...well, the whole package was glorious. So glorious that those watching and listening to him began to worship him. Who am I writing about? Herod. Acts 12

He accepted the worship that God alone deserved and loved it. God struck him down and filled his belly with some type of worms which literally ate his internal organs and he died. Usually worms don't get to invade a body until it is dead. Perhaps this was God's mercy, so that Herod had a space of time to repent.


BEFORE THIS THOUGH, Herod had harassed the people of God and imprisoned the preacher, Peter. God does not like it when his people are in pain. When Peter was imprisoned for preaching the Gospel, the church people gathered and prayed and prayed for his release. Their prayers moved God to send an angel to open the prison gates and release him from the chains that were connecting his body to that of the guards.


Acts12: 21 And upon a set day Herod, arrayed in royal apparel, sat upon his throne, and made an oration unto them. 22And the people gave a shout, saying, It is the voice of a god, and not of a man. 23And immediately the angel of the Lord smote him, because he gave not God the glory: and he was eaten of worms, and gave up the ghost.

Job also mentioned worms; he knew that the worms would eventually come to his body too. Job 19:25-26 For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:
Job chose to believe God in spite of what his eyes told him. He was so rewarded and blessed for this faith...so blessed.

So what about us today?
Take everything to God in prayer.
Don't ever be tempted to worship a human.
Remember that what appears beautiful may be the casing of a bunch of very well fed worms.
I know people that are dating very good looking people that are rotten on the inside. Be deep, look beyond the outside...look for the one God has for you. They will grow more and more attractive as time goes on. That is God's way.