Bible Study October 27, 2023
John 1:26 – 27 (NASB)
“John answered them, saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know. 27 It is He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the strap of His sandal.”
John may have been one of the humblest followers of Jesus in the scriptures. In reading the above verse. It was never about John but always about One who would come and bring more good news.
John was an interesting character as we know from his diet to his clothing. Jesus first met John when He saw John in waist deep water in the Jordan River. Despite his voice, his outward appearances he had an uncommon authority. He had a message from God to share.
Large crowds gathered excited about what John might say at the moment. He said such things as “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” 3 For this is the one referred to by Isaiah the prophet when he said, “The voice of one calling [d]out in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, Make His paths straight!’”
For those who came he baptized in the Jordan ““As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.”
John kept himself out of the way it was never about John to John it was always about someone greater than him. Maybe the greater impact is based on smaller the ego.
Life is not about me; it is about Him.
God Bless.
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