And this was his message: "After me comes the one more powerful than I,
the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.
Mark 1:7-8 NIV
John today would be a celebrity.
YouTube channel
Millions of Instagram followers
Books on the locust diet
He was powerful.
Influential.
The people flocked to hear him. To follow him.
But his message was clear:
There's one coming with real power
He's holy
He's going to bring a new thing. God's Spirit.
Jesus came. But gave up his power.
For us.
He is holy. But he allowed that holiness to be smashed.
For us.
He left us His Spirit, a connection with the Eternal.
Some days I'd be happy if He came back in power and just fixed things...but its not the way of the Kingdom...
John pointed people to Jesus then...and points us towards Him today
#upsidedownkingdom
#gospelofmark
#Jesusatthecenter
...four men arrived carrying a paralyzed man on a mat. They couldn't bring him to Jesus because of the crowd, so they dug a hole through the roof above his head. Then they lowered the man on his mat, right down in front of Jesus... Mark 2:3-4 NLT Great account of inventiveness and determination to get their friend to see Jesus. Love this. Do you wonder about the back story? Are these the same 4 people who bring this man food? Take him to the toilet every day. Clean him up. Does he live with one of them? Are they family? Are there whole families or groups of people in the background who have supported and cared for this man? A group of children who grew up seeing their parents love in action? Probably. Healing Help Hope These things are found in community. These 4 guys are the heroes here. The upfront people. One day it will be interesting to see who the background heroes are. #loveinaction #community #inthistogether #walkingeachotherhome #gospelofmark
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