Luke 3:1-6
Here we are at the end of week two of our four-week series and I don't know about you but time sure seems to be going along at a quick pace. With all the busy-ness we're involved in we barely find time for ourselves, let alone time for and with our God. I always find it refreshing to sit at my computer on most mornings to connect with people on social media, read the lectionary passage for the day, and let my fingertips touch the letters on this keyboard to write what I am thinking.
Believe it or not I do all those things to prepare my day, not anyone else's. I would be less than honest to say I am always surprised when others comment on my social media outlets that they like my posts or enjoyed reading them, so for the dozen or so of you who do so I want to say thank you for taking fifteen minutes out of your day to spend with me and my thoughts.
I write this today because it seems to me that John, the son of Zechariah whom we mentioned the other day, now seems ready to fulfill what would be his purpose in life; to prepare the people for what was coming. Not much is told to us about the life of John "the Baptizer", but my guess is he must have felt a certain peace in knowing that he was doing exactly what he was born to do, regardless of what others thought or said about him.
I wish more of us could feel that way. How much better would your life be if you could honestly say that you were doing what your life's work was meant to be? How much more peaceful would you feel if you lived a life according to what you feel led to live, regardless of what others said or thought about it?
John prepared the way for the coming of Christ by living in a way he thought to be right for him to live; to prepare others for the coming of Jesus. Let's try our best to do the same.
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