He Humbly Prepared the Way for Jesus
John’s whole purpose in life was to prepare the way for Jesus and His ministry. It was not all about John, – he was the assistant, not the president; he was the fullback, not the tailback – and John loved his role, he loved that it was all about Jesus. Something that I think we misunderstand is that humility does not mean that we are not willing to be great, humility is being willing to do things God’s way. If you’re going to be great, then it is going to be on God’s terms. John understood that and because of that, he went down as the greatest man in all of history. John’s ministry lasted only 6 months, but in those 6 months he had built up a following of thousands or people. He was baptizing them, preaching about the need for repentance and about the coming savior. Later in Luke, when John baptizes Jesus it marks the beginning of Jesus’ ministry. At this point John tells his followers, this is the One that I was telling you about. This is the guy that you need to worship and listen to and follow. Then John is arrested in thrown in jail marking the end of his public ministry. So are you willing to be humble and let God work in your life His way rather than trying to do it all your way?
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