John 3:27-30 “John answered and said, “A man can receive
nothing unless it has been given him from heaven. You yourselves are
my witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent
ahead of Him.’ He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend
of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the
bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full. He must
increase, but I must decrease.” (NASB)
Hello,
How do we respond when things actually go the way we wanted them
to go? John the Baptist had this happen. Things were going just as planned. His
message was getting out, and people were believing him. The result was that the
attention to him started to fall off, as people paid attention to Jesus
instead. But when that is the plan – that can be hard. Things were really
lining up for John. He had large crowds and he saw his peak as his promise of a
coming Jesus came to pass. But, instead of getting focused on his present
success, he went back to his origins – everything came from heaven. He was able
to remember the plan and the purpose, and not get caught up in the present
state. He had a great sense of operating in context to where he fit, and never
trying to outgrow the part he was to play.
Have a blessed day,
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