John the Baptist

At church tonight, I learned that John the Baptist was "supposed" to be a High Priest, like his father Zacharias. But God had him withdraw from Jerusalem to be away from the corrupt religious leaders. God has a way of bringing his leaders to the wilderness to rely on Him and learn from Him.

I learned a few weeks ago that Joseph, Jesus' earthly father, was in line to be King of Israel. He, like Jesus (duh!), was in the lineage of Saul, David, and so on.

It struck me tonight that both John the Baptist and Joseph gave up quite a bit to be in the complete will of God. Thank God that they were obedient and that allows us to be blessed in God's plan. John the Baptist grew to be Jesus' personal herald and announce Him (and His deity) to the world. And Joseph had the inauspicious role of defending not only himself, but his bride Mary. I won't go into that story now.

It's probably best to concentrate on where we are supposed to be in God's will.

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