Can you imagine how different the story of Jesus would have been without John the Baptist? What if the time had come for Jesus to begin his ministry and John had not been around to introduce him? What if Jesus had come to be baptized by the voice crying in the wilderness and John failed to recognize him?
According to John he could have missed his
cue, totally! Can you imagine? The only reason he recognized the man and the
moment was because the one who called him, i.e. God, has clued him in
beforehand or whispered a critical clue at the right moment. In other words he not only called him to his
special mission, he provided the information and insight needed to be ready and
to accomplish the mission at the right moment.
I have been wondering about my mission in
life? What is it--really? Who called me to my mission? How do I know it’s my mission? How will I look back at my life and assess
whether I was faithful to the mission God designed for me from before I was
born? I realize God can make something
special even out of my less-than-ideal choices (Romans 8:28), but wouldn’t it
be sad if I “missed it” simply because I missed the clues God had tried to give
me along the way? I wonder if there is a
special joy, for God and for me, when His will and mine will join as one. I want to be as certain as John of God’s
leading in my life. I sense it will take
a much higher level of commitment than that which I have presently. I don’t want to miss God’s “moment” for me.
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