John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah

John the Baptist had purpose. He was driven by that God given purpose…

John 1:19-28
19 Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”

He said, “I am not.”

“Are you the Prophet?”

He answered, “No.”

22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. 27 He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

Each of us is given a purpose by God, the day we are made in your mother’s womb. God has a specific purpose for each of us. He knows exactly what we will do every single day of our lives with that purpose. Some will walk the Earth never asking for that God given purpose to revealed. Some will think they lnow, having never asked the Father what their purpose is, and get it wrong. They will press too much of themselves into their avtion, never having pressed into God, and not find truth.

John knew his purpose. There was doubt, no wavering, no second guessing, there was only purpose. A purpose revealed to him because he asked for that revelation from God. He asked what his purpose is. Through this, John found out who he was by how he acted. It is God’s wish and hope for us that we find out who we are, because just like John was preparing the way for Jesus’ teturn, that is our purpose as well.

We cannot compare ourselves to Jesus. We all fall short of that perfect example. But the beauty of it is, is that we don’t have to because He already did. He lived the blameless life for us so we would love and live. What a gift. What a beautiful gift. How should we respond to that gift?

It’s time to get down on your knees and not ask the Father for what you want, but ask the Father, ask God what He wants from you today. Ask Him to reveal the reason, the purpose, for your life. Then go and prepare the way, the way that John the Baptist did. Openly, lovinglu, and Always On Call. There are so many that need you to share Jesus with them. It’s never too late. God is good all the time… #JesusSaves

Amen
DK