"It is written in Isaiah the prophet: "I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way - a voice of one calling in the desert, 'Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.'" Mark 1:2-3.
Talk about a hero - this passage was speaking of John the Baptist. He was the forerunner to Christ to point everyone to the Messiah. While he ushered this point of time in he was not your typical hero. He was a "wild and wooly" desert dweller who dressed in camel haired vest and never shaved. He lived in the wild and ate locusts and honey. He did not conform to the world of that time nor did he fear the Law. He used whatever circumstance he faced to further his goal of pointing to the Lord's coming. He rolled himself out as a red carpet preparing the way for the King. Everyday he aligned himself with one purpose - the purpose of predicting the coming of Christ and getting the hearts of men prepared to receive the new way - the Christian way.
Whether we are in the desert or on the mountaintop what kind of red carpet are we rolling out? Does our carpet end at the door of the malls, the bars or the altar? We should always be voices calling to point to the Lord. We have a responsibility to use our experiences and point to Him to introduce our Savior and encourage others to reach out and grab the King's golden ring!
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Where is John the Baptist of today?
Better yet who is John the Baptist of today?
Better be all of us pointing the way to Him - hope we are not all sitting around expecting each other to do this? Amen?
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