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Dear Friend,

If you do not already have a habit of gathering daily manna the first thing in the morning (we can look at the example given to us in Exodus 16 and find the pattern for collecting daily manna), make it a habit. Establish your life and your schedule to allow you the necessary time to do your daily collection first thing every morning to give you the strength to make it through the day. And remember that today’s manna will not be sufficient for tomorrow; tomorrow’s manna must be collected tomorrow morning.

Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Today's Passage : Today's Passage:Subjecta:The Testimony of John the Baptist (2)

Bible Verse:John 1:24-28 (ESV)

"(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.) They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” John answered them, “I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know, even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” These things took place in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was baptizing. "

Message: Just as before, John does not state outright that he has been sent by God, or that he will baptize the Messiah. In fact (rather like presidential candidates so often do) the answer he gives does not really respond to the question asked. He simply uses the question — basically, “by what authority are you baptizing people?” — to make the statement he wants to make. Even so, he does not come right out and say “The Messiah is coming.” He simply makes the famous statement that one is coming after him, the strap of whose sandal John is not worthy to untie. Still, the implication is perfectly clear. Even though John is baptizing people — an act that presupposes a considerable degree of holiness — there is another coming after him who is so holy, that John will not even compare himself to him. Once again, the Gospel of John creates a richness of meaning by use of language. We remember the text just above, “He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him.” When John the Baptist tells the Pharisees “among you stands one you do not know,” he identifies them as being the people who would not recognize God when He came to earth and lived among them. It is practically an accusation of sin; but again, the situation is filled with dramatic irony. The Pharisees do not begin to grasp the implication of what John is saying, while the reader can hardly miss it.

Meditation :

Prayer : Oh God who has made me, oh God who keeps me, oh God who will be my Lord through all eternity, shine down Your blessings and wisdom upon me like the sun upon a field; and may I keep You in the forefront of my every thought and deed, throughout this day, and evermore..Amen