Luke 3:20, "....he shut up John in prison."
*** Refer to : MT. 4:12; MK. 1:14, 17-18; LK. 3:19-20; JN. 4:1-3
John spent 30 years preparing for a six
month ministry, followed by one and a half years in prison before he was
beheaded. Many people would not consider his life very successful, yet
Jesus said John was the greatest man who was ever born (Mt. 11:11).
John's greatness didn't lie in his own success, but in the success of another. John stirred up the hearts of an entire nation in expectancy of their Messiah. The ministry of Jesus owed much of its success to the work of John. John had prepared a people to meet their God (Mal. 3:1). The key piece to the coming of the Gospel of Christ in the world!
In our celebrity conscious society, few people want to be the backup singer or the announcer who introduces the main speaker. We have adopted a mentality that unless we are in the limelight we have failed.
That's not the way the Lord looks at things. Amen, because He does not see the or care about the glamor or fame of the world! His concerns are based upon His Word which says that the way of a person's humility is far more important that the fame of this life!
When the Lord passes out rewards in heaven, many will be shocked to see how He evaluates greatness.
Many people who did not receive recognition while on earth will shine like the stars in eternity. The Lord will judge our works on what sort they were and not what size they were (I Cor. 3:13).
John's greatness didn't lie in his own success, but in the success of another. John stirred up the hearts of an entire nation in expectancy of their Messiah. The ministry of Jesus owed much of its success to the work of John. John had prepared a people to meet their God (Mal. 3:1). The key piece to the coming of the Gospel of Christ in the world!
In our celebrity conscious society, few people want to be the backup singer or the announcer who introduces the main speaker. We have adopted a mentality that unless we are in the limelight we have failed.
That's not the way the Lord looks at things. Amen, because He does not see the or care about the glamor or fame of the world! His concerns are based upon His Word which says that the way of a person's humility is far more important that the fame of this life!
When the Lord passes out rewards in heaven, many will be shocked to see how He evaluates greatness.
Many people who did not receive recognition while on earth will shine like the stars in eternity. The Lord will judge our works on what sort they were and not what size they were (I Cor. 3:13).
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