Daily Inspiration

“This is the testimony of John.  When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to him to ask him, “Who are you?” He admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Christ.” So they asked him, “What are you then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.” So they said to him, “Who are you, so we can give an answer to those who sent us?  What do you have to say for yourself?” He said: “I am the voice of one crying out in the desert, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” Some Pharisees were also sent. They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet?” John answered them, “I baptize with water; but there is one among you whom you do not recognize, the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.” This happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing.” -John 1:19-28

John opened himself fully and obeyed God’s will in his life completely. More so, John understood that it was not he who worked but rather God who worked in him. Imagine what the Lord has planned for you and me if only we humbly obeyed His will for us.

Change begins when we admit that the good we do does not come from us but from God. Humility pulls us closer to Christ and drives the enemy away. It allows us to realize that no matter who we are, we are not worthy even to be His servant, yet Jesus loves us more than anything in all of creation.

The world has become a desert, devoid of life and love for God. Let us each cry out,  ‘Make straight the way of the Lord!’

Saint Saints Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen, pray for us.

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Jesus, I trust in you!