Monday, November 10, 2014

Tues Devo: Life in context

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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