Mk6

Covering sin only leads to even more sin! The degree a person will go to cover their sin never ceases to amaze me! Herodias had John the Baptist beheaded because he stood for truth and told her that her actions were wrong! Whenever I read this account, I am perplexed with almost every detail! 

Rather than admit her wrong, she had John murdered! She was a powerful woman and could have had up to 1/2 of Herod's kingdom. Her daughter's dance had provoked Herod to commit to anything and everything she wanted. He had no idea that all she wanted was for the person who spoke truth to her to be destroyed! 

Imagine Herodias' next day. Now she not only had the quilt of her sinful immorality, but she had to live with the new quilt of murdering a righteous man. Not to mention the memory that would live daily in the life of her daughter! 

Covering sin only leads to more sin. Confess and forsake sin. It is a better path.