Thursday
Read Matthew 11:2-11
2 When John the Baptist heard in
prison about the things that Christ was doing, he sent some of his disciples to
him. 3“Tell us,” they asked Jesus, “are you the one John said was
going to come, or should we expect someone else?”
4 Jesus answered, “Go back and tell
John what you are hearing and seeing: 5the blind can see, the lame
can walk, those who suffer from dreaded skin diseases are made clean,i
the deaf hear, the dead are brought back to life, and the Good News is preached
to the poor. 6How happy are those who have no doubts about me!”
7 While John’s disciples were
leaving, Jesus spoke about him to the crowds: “When you went out to John in the
desert, what did you expect to see? A blade of grass bending in the wind? 8What
did you go out to see? A man dressed up in fancy clothes? People who dress like
that live in palaces! 9Tell me, what did you go out to see? A
prophet? Yes indeed, but you saw much more than a prophet. 10For
John is the one of whom the scripture says: ‘God said, I will send my messenger
ahead of you to open the way for you.’ 11I assure you that John the
Baptist is greater than anyone who has ever lived. But the one who is least in
the Kingdom of heaven is greater than John.
Think
But the one who is least in the Kingdom of heaven is greater than John. -
Matthew 11:11
Think about the people who surround you in church on a Sunday, the
children who come to Sunday school... any one of these - who is the least in
the Kingdom - is greater than John the Baptist.
Jesus teaches us to respect and love the community that surrounds us.
Pray
John the Baptist helps me to see your coming.
Let me see you in the people that surround me today.
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