Day 344: Cool John

Luke 3:1-20; Ezekiel 40-41; Isaiah 62

John is cool. Here he is in the desert fulfilling a prophecy in Isaiah, speaking the message of God, and teaching people how to live and love better to please the Lord. He rebukes them by saying that they shouldn't  come get baptized just to avoid hell, but that their lives should change because of their repentance and baptism. He instructs them to give to those who have needs and not be greedy with their money. John is bold and what a powerful precurser to Jesus. He was speaking the same message Jesus would preach and the same message of all the prophets before him. It's the same message for all of us. God wants us to repent and live our lives for him, meaning that we give to, serve, and love him and those around us.

Why all this stuff in Ezekiel about the exact measurements of the temple? I think perhaps partly because that way God is the creator and we are the builders. It is his plan and our hands that carry it out. Same is true today in everything else.

When God promises good things, he isn't skimpy. The promises that he will bring are healing, peace, strength, blessings, abundance to his people. All that he does will make the entire world see that he is Lord and we are his people. I pray that we learn to live like victors in Christ Jesus, like children of the King, and have hope in his promises of heaven.