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People are a Part of God’s Plan
There was a bit of misunderstanding about who John the Baptist was.
He seemed to be the one that could fit their idea of what the Messiah would be.
He was a fiery speaker who was not afraid to take on the leadership
But that is not what he was called to do or be.
He had a purpose.
or, as John wrote
witness - marturia - evidence given
witness - martureo - to be a witness
John was the evidence that Jesus was coming
And John was the one who proclaimed that Jesus was here
John is the prototype of what Christians are meant to be.
A lot of the time we say that Jesus is our example, and in a sense, He is…but John is the prototype.
John was the first “witness” which is what we are called to be
So, what did John do?
He staid in his lane
He didn’t claim to be someone he was not
The priests are asking some questions regarding Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah.
First, John offers to them, “I am not the Messiah” So they asked if he was Elijah because it was prophesied that Elijah would return before the “day of the Lord”
A prophet like Moses is also spoken of
John says, “No, I’m not him either.”
So the Levites, get frustrated and ask, “Well who are you” and John answers them that he is the one spoken of in Isaiah
The people were wondering if this guy was the messiah or if he was the prophet…they knew he was somebody “big” and they flocked to see him.
That can be pretty heady stuff.
It can begin to feed your ego and if you are not focused on submitting to God, it can be disasterous.
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He did what he was called to do
He was a sign that Jesus was here.
He bore witness to who Jesus was.
That’s what he was here to do and that’s what he did
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He got out of the way
John said it’s not me, it’s Jesus…and even directed his disciples towards Jesus
So, here we are, as witnesses of Christ, what do we need to do?
Just like John, we need to:
A. Be a witness - do our lives show that Jesus really exists?
B. We need to bear witness - do we point to Jesus or to something else?
C. We need to get out of the way - It’s Jesus message and His show, we need to be careful not to insert ourselves into through our opinions or our thoughts.
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