SCRIPTURE: Mark (NIV) 1:2 It is written in Isaiah the prophet: “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way”— 3 “a voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” 4 And so John came, baptizing in the desert region and preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.
OBSERVATION: John the Baptist was the “voice calling in the desert.” He was sent to “prepare the way for the Lord.” The way he dressed, and what he ate emphasized that he ministered in the desert. He did not claim to be the Messiah, but clearly said he was a forerunner. He is the one who publicly introduced Jesus and baptized Jesus. (Mark 1:6-8; Luke 2)
APPLICATION: We can take this as our assignment. There are people around us in whom the Lord wants to enter their lives and live in them. God wants to use us to speak words of comfort or witness to them. God wants our lives to be examples so they can see the great value it is to have Jesus living in us. God desires that our joy speak to them of the peace He has brought to our lives.
In these and many other ways, we are “preparing the way for the Lord” to enter their lives.
PRAYER: Lord, what a blessing! I get to be a part of what you are doing in the world around me today! I pray you find me a faithful servant who carefully follows the leading of your Holy Spirit. Amen
Pastor Leon
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