“And the child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the wilderness until the day of his public appearance to Israel.” ~ Luke 1:80
“He was in the wilderness until he made his public appearance to Israel.” John wasn’t in the world hanging out with everyone, filling his head with distractions and temptations, but instead, he was in the wilderness being prepared for his public appearance. John knew exactly what his calling was, and he chased after it. He sought after it. He lived for it. How many of us can say we do that? Then again many of us don’t even know what our calling is… so let me rephrase, how many of us can say we daily seek God and ask for Him to not only show us His will for our life but also guide us so that we can achieve it to the best of His abilities?
How many of us do that? I know I don’t. But imagine if we did. Imagine if we put away all our distractions, and focused on God and His plan. Imagine how much easier life would be for us. How much more people we would reach. And no, I’m not implying that God has called us all to be pastors, missionaries, group leaders, etc. But He did call us all to be witnesses to the lost sheep. To be an example to them, so that when they see our good deeds, our good works, our good fruits, they will praise our Father in Heaven. Jesus said, “you don’t light a lamp and then cover it up, but instead you let it shine.”
Imagine if we put away all the worldly foolishness and just lived for God wholeheartedly like John did. Imagine if we just separated from the world, until we were ready to go out into the world and fulfill our calling. Imagine if we just let our light shine. Imagine what would happen. We have to prepare before we enter our calling so that we have light to shine to show the world the way to Jesus. If we don’t prepare, our little light will be very easily dimmed.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Shine.
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