Thursday, December 15, 2011

December 15, 2011

Read It:When the messengers of John the Baptist had left,
Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John.
"What did you go out to the desert to see--a reed swayed by the wind?
Then what did you go out to see?
Someone dressed in fine garments?
Those who dress luxuriously and live sumptuously
are found in royal palaces.
Then what did you go out to see?
A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
This is the one about whom Scripture says:

Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
he will prepare your way before you.

I tell you,
among those born of women, no one is greater than John;
yet the least in the Kingdom of God is greater than he."
(All the people who listened, including the tax collectors,
who were baptized with the baptism of John,
acknowledged the righteousness of God;
but the Pharisees and scholars of the law,
who were not baptized by him,
rejected the plan of God for themselves.


Reflect on It:
We see in the Gospel today that even the least in the kingdom are greater than John the Baptist, while at the same time, he is the greatest of those born of women. He is the messenger of the Lord. He was decreasing while Christ increased. John didn't walk around thinking he was a big deal, he knew his life was to be a testament to the Lord. Are we living our lives in the same way?

Pray About It:
Sweet Jesus, help me to decrease so that you can increase. I want to live my life with you at the center. Amen.

Live It! Challenge: Identify one way that you can serve another person in secret today. Decrease so that others might increase.

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