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“Herod was the one who had John the Baptist arrested and bound in prison on account of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip, whom he had married. John had said to Herod, \u201cIt is not lawful for you to have your brother\u2019s wife.\u201d Herodias harbored a grudge against him and wanted to kill him but was unable to do so. Herod feared John, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man, and kept him in custody. When he heard him speak he was very much perplexed, yet he liked to listen to him. She had an opportunity one day when Herod, on his birthday, gave a banquet for his courtiers, his military officers, and the leading men of Galilee. Herodias\u2019 own daughter came in and performed a dance that delighted Herod and his guests. The king said to the girl, \u201cAsk of me whatever you wish and I will grant it to you.\u201d He even swore many things to her, \u201cI will grant you whatever you ask of me, even to half of my kingdom.\u201d She went out and said to her mother, \u201cWhat shall I ask for?\u201d She replied, \u201cThe head of John the Baptist.\u201d The girl hurried back to the king\u2019s presence and made her request, \u201cI want you to give me at once on a platter the head of John the Baptist.\u201d The king was deeply distressed, but because of his oaths and the guests he did not wish to break his word to her. So he promptly dispatched an executioner with orders to bring back his head. He went off and beheaded him in the prison. He brought in the head on a platter and gave it to the girl. The girl in turn gave it to her mother. When his disciples heard about it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.”<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n \u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Mark 6:17-29<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the Kingdom of heaven.”<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n Matthew 5:10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The Humble Servants are set up as a genuine act of kindness with one sole purpose “which is to kindly spread an ounce of light to others in our daily walk of life! Feel free to forward the daily message to family or friends! May the Lord Bless you!<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n www.thehumbleservants.com<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n The Humble Servants | 1201 Fannin Street Suite 262 | Houston, TX 77002 US<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <\/p>\r\n\r\n <\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1678,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-10730","readings","type-readings","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/readings\/10730","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/readings"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/readings"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/readings\/10730\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10806,"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/readings\/10730\/revisions\/10806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thehumbleservants.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10730"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}