Nikke's thoughts
Alright. So, I thought this was interesting. John the Baptist:
I love how it describes John the Baptist. I am imagining him in my head as this long haired hippy that hasn't shaved in forever. A sort of Jerry Garcia like. LOL.
This is so proof that God doesn't limit His vessels to just the prim & proper.
I cannot imagine being the one to baptize Jesus! How tight would it have been to witness this and see the Spirit of God in dove form descending on Him? Not only that but to hear audibly God's voice from above saying "This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
I can only imagine it.
verse 8 really stuck out to me. John says this after he tells the Pharisees and Sadducees how it is.
vs 8. "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance"
this goes along with one of my favorite sayings "actions speak louder than words"
Am I walking what I am talking? Unfortunately, not all the time. There are moments I catch myself just babbling. However, I am human, born a sinner.
Lord, help me and guide me to make my actions match my words.
It always seems to amaze me when I read Matthew when Jesus sees those who are to become His disciples and when He calls them to follow Him they get up with no questions asked and follow Him leaving their friends, family and everything they do. I bet there was this strong aura about Jesus that made it to where you just couldn't help yourself.
Man as I think of myself. When God will ask me to just go and lay my hand on someone's shoulder to pray for them I ask God "are you sure?"
WOW! to be able to just do things as God tells me with no questions asked would be so awesome!
I want that in my life. I want to be that obedient.
This is so proof that God doesn't limit His vessels to just the prim & proper.
I cannot imagine being the one to baptize Jesus! How tight would it have been to witness this and see the Spirit of God in dove form descending on Him? Not only that but to hear audibly God's voice from above saying "This is my son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
I can only imagine it.
verse 8 really stuck out to me. John says this after he tells the Pharisees and Sadducees how it is.
vs 8. "Produce fruit in keeping with repentance"
this goes along with one of my favorite sayings "actions speak louder than words"
Am I walking what I am talking? Unfortunately, not all the time. There are moments I catch myself just babbling. However, I am human, born a sinner.
Lord, help me and guide me to make my actions match my words.
It always seems to amaze me when I read Matthew when Jesus sees those who are to become His disciples and when He calls them to follow Him they get up with no questions asked and follow Him leaving their friends, family and everything they do. I bet there was this strong aura about Jesus that made it to where you just couldn't help yourself.
Man as I think of myself. When God will ask me to just go and lay my hand on someone's shoulder to pray for them I ask God "are you sure?"
WOW! to be able to just do things as God tells me with no questions asked would be so awesome!
I want that in my life. I want to be that obedient.
Angie's thoughts
Alright. So, I thought this was interesting. John the Baptist:
Matthew 3:4 "John's clothes were made of camel's hair,
and he had a leather belt around his waist. His food was locusts and wild
honey."
If a man like John the Baptist lived today, people would have him committed. They would think he was a crazy man and put him on medication and get him off the streets where he couldn't disrupt anything. I think people are too .. tame. I can't think this way or that way.. can't live this way or that way.. can't do what I want.. can't do what I'm called to DO.. because oh my gosh people might think I'm weird and imagine what they'll say and this person may not like me and I wouldn't want that reputation... Haha and here John is..letting it all loose in the desert.
but.. AHA.
Matthew 3:5 "People went out to him from Jerusalem and all Judea and the whole
region of the Jordan. Confessing their sins, they were baptized by him in the
Jordan River."
God chose HIM .. this freakish man in the desert .. to baptize Jesus.
So, really, I think we've got a theme going on here in these first chapters. God is obviously calling us to break the chains that society may hold on us. To not care what anyone but God think's about you. Because only when you follow Him.. do you live a fulfilling life. And I'd rather be happy and somewhat psychotic and free spirited than shove my self into a cast of society's ideal citizen in order to escape some scrutiny (whether that be school or work or wherever I am involved)
The moral of the story is.. don't be tame.
The moral of the story is.. don't be tame.
OH OH OH you know what that reminds me of?
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA haha at the end of the movie when its Mr Tumnus and Lucy and they're watching Aslan walk away into the distance on the beach..
Tumnus: "Don't worry. We'll see Him again.Lucy: "When?"Tumnus: "In time. One day He'll be here.. and the next He won't. But we musn't press Him.After all, He's not a tame lion."Lucy: "No, but He IS good."
here's a link to that clip. Forward to 6:35.
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