When Herod the king heard this, he was deeply disturbed and so was everyone in Jerusalem. Matthew 2:3

The reaction of king Herod mentioned in our opening verse was to the news of the birth of Jesus, the long awaited Messiah. Yet the news that sparked great joy in the sherpherds also incited much worry in the heart of Herod so that he wanted to kill baby Jesus.
The way King Herod reacted to the news of Jesus' first coming is the same way many of us react to the news of Jesus' second coming. Just like when Herod heard of a sign of his coming (the star) we too become deeply disturbed when we hear of the end time signs of his return. The reason for this might be because we are not ready for our rule over our lives to come to an end. Herod wanted to extend his rule over Israel and so do we also as far as our lives are concerned. We still have plans we want to fulfill. People we want to marry. Children we want to have.
But the truth is that rule over our lives ought to be relinquished when we give our lives to Christ. Our lives belong to Him now. He is the king and Lord over our lives. In Philippians 1:21 Paul proclaims that for him to live is Christ and to die is gain. This is the point we ought to get to as Christians. But it doesn't come just by saying so but by dying daily to self just like Paul did (1 Corinthians 15:31). As we do so Christ becomes the true Lord of our lives and it would make no difference if he were to come today or tomorrow for for us to live is Christ and to die is gain. Thanks for sharing.