Be Still . . .
Devotionals for Daily Living ©
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! This is the one I meant when I said, `A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”
Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him. I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, `The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God.”
(John 1:29-34 (NIV))
Do you listen to the Holy Spirit?
Do you even try?
Is there something that God is trying to tell you, but you are too engrossed in the world that you don’t even know that He is talking to you?
Unfortunately, today’s society is all about “me.” It is all about self gratification. It is all about self fulfillment. It is all about drawing your attention away from God and focusing it on you!
How can we focus on God when we focus on our smart phones? How can we focus on God when we focus on our bank accounts? How can we focus on God when we focus on our careers?
This passage is a prime example of what God can accomplish if we will simply focus on Him.
Can you imagine how frustrated God gets with us when we pay more attention to digital angry birds than we do to Him?
I am so glad that John was willing to listen to God. I am so thankful for the important role that John played in introducing Jesus to the world. I am so thankful for the selfless acts that John and countless others have been willing to do to further God’s kingdom.
They did these selfless acts without thinking about themselves. They allowed God to speak to them and through them. They allowed God to use them to get the attention of the world.
Is God trying to use you? Are you paying attention, or are you so engrossed in yourself that you fail to recognize God at all?
Copyright 1998 – 2014 Dennis J. Smock
Daily Living Ministries, Inc.
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