In starting his ministry Jesus Christ get help from John the Baptist. Understanding the ministry of John the Baptist can not remove it from the plan of God in him from the beginning. "He will make a lot of the children of Israel turned to the Lord their God, and he will walk before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to make the hearts of the fathers turned to their children and the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous and the thus preparing for the Lord a people worthy of Him "(Lk 1:16-17).
Service or work of John the Baptist is described briefly in Mark 1:2-8, which tells us that John the Baptist fulfilled the prophecy of the coming of the other, that there will be a messenger of God who will prepare and preach the coming of the Son of God. In Isaiah 40:3, the prophecy said, The voice of one crying out: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God!" While Malachi 3:1, says, "Behold, I send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before the sudden the Lord whom you seek will enter his temple! Angel agreement you want it, in fact, he is coming, saith the Lord of hosts. ' John the Baptist carrying a large task, the 'prepare the way' for Jesus.How did John the Baptist prepared the way it was? Mark tells us that John the Baptist preached the word of two great truths: first, the necessity of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, and second, that the Lord Jesus is coming soon
John the Baptist prepared the way for the Lord. Then, if the task is in the return to yourself, whether you are preparing the way for the Lord? Divine religions acknowledge and awaits the coming of Jesus Christ to the second time. I do not know when and where? In this case, the Bible explains that we are always on guard. Have you just watch for the coming of the Lord (Matthew 25) and written as Matthew 24: 42 "Therefore keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come."
mean God actually say just keep reminding us to prepare the way for coming of the Lord in your life and our lives.
mean God actually say just keep reminding us to prepare the way for coming of the Lord in your life and our lives.
How to prepare the way for the Lord that the Lord is present and willing to settle in us. That God will always be with us in life, and this life. Let us recall service performed by John the Baptist in preparing the way for the Lord
1. Awareness
Awareness is the basis of all understanding. Often we are lulled by the hustle and bustle of the world, our attention is often diverted to worldly things. This awareness provides the opportunity for us to get back to the essentials is back to seek God and find God.
Awareness is the basis of all understanding. Often we are lulled by the hustle and bustle of the world, our attention is often diverted to worldly things. This awareness provides the opportunity for us to get back to the essentials is back to seek God and find God.
Regarding this awareness we tried to give some idea. When people were given health and life are often not aware that how love of God to us. Often we do not realize that every time we breathe by inhaling air and releasing it in a sustainable manner. Often the things that we always do at any time become commonplace and routine we do. And behind it all there is the work of God's incredible. What we should be made aware when we are having trouble breathing? What we have to realize when we are sick? Of course not. That is the importance of the awareness that everything God-given extraordinary.
This awareness is also a form just in case as it is written in the Bible
- Matthew 26: 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. "
- I Corinthians 16:13. Take heed! Stand firm in your faith! Be a man! And stay strong!
- Mark 13: 35 Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or late at night, or early in the morning,
- Luke 21: 36 Take heed and pray always, that ye might receive the strength to escape all that will happen, and that you stand before the Son of Man. "
- Ephesians 6: 18 in all prayer and supplication. Pray at all times in the Spirit, being watchful in it with your prayer requests incessantly for all the saints,
- Colossians 4: 2. Persevere in prayer, and in the meantime keep watch while giving thanks.
- I Peter 5: 8. Be sober, be vigilant; Opponent, the Devil, walking around like a roaring lion, seeking whom to devour
2. Confession and Repentance
It is easy for us to acknowledge our sins and repentance. When looking only as a conversion ceremony. Everyone is aware that we believe and confess his sin. But that was about it. After that they are doing the same thing over and over again and then converted again and do it again.
It is easy for us to acknowledge our sins and repentance. When looking only as a conversion ceremony. Everyone is aware that we believe and confess his sin. But that was about it. After that they are doing the same thing over and over again and then converted again and do it again.
There should be a confession of the party who has committed the sin. This means that once we see no sin in us, we must agree that we are the ones who have done it. It is not good to blame others, including Satan, for all our sins. We must agree with God that we are guilty and deserve the right judgment.
After admitting that we have sinned, then shall appear the misery, the divine sorrow for our sins. It is not enough just to feel sad that our sins have made us suffer. We should also feel sad that our sins have made the Lord suffer too. Psalm 51:4 says Wash me thoroughly from iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin!
There must be a willingness to turn around and leave our sins, so that we can follow the Lord. If we repent of our sins because we have caught these sins, then we are no better than a thief who will not repent. He's just going to feel sorry because he was caught stealing and he had to accept punishment for his actions were wrong. Someone is going to come back and return to his sin, if he was not sincere and honest in his conversion.
3 Revelation
3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent! If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come like a thief, and you do not know at what hour I will come upon you suddenly.
3:3 Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent! If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come like a thief, and you do not know at what hour I will come upon you suddenly.
16 Revelation
16:15 "Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he, who watch and are their clothes, lest he walk naked, and do not look cock."
3. Trust and faith
If we want to read the holy book with really really clear therein that there is no perfect human being before God. If you see a ban on the ban of God man can not possibly apply. Then how humans could survive the sin? True salvation comes only from God and salvation will not be found outside of God's people. Then how humans can find ways of salvation that? . The answer is simply willing to willing to acknowledge God and want to believe and have faith in God. Since this is the essence of the struggle with God. Religion can not save his followers. A digression if any scripture that says that religion can save people. It was not religion that saves people but religion is guidance only, religion is only a tool only.Man saved by faith and faith in the Lord. God how? Everything God Almighty. Only in the Lord Jesus Christ there is no salvation. And even though we explain 1 million times there is not much more faith to believe because it is only they who are called and chosen are saved. Included are our own. Thank you Jesus Christ because you have to call and pick us up.Open your heart to the Lord and let the entire space in the heart for God alone. If you want to be like us then believe and have faith only in Jesus Christ our Lord, surely you are saved from death. If you need a guarantee that the guarantee is our own spirit.
If we want to read the holy book with really really clear therein that there is no perfect human being before God. If you see a ban on the ban of God man can not possibly apply. Then how humans could survive the sin? True salvation comes only from God and salvation will not be found outside of God's people. Then how humans can find ways of salvation that? . The answer is simply willing to willing to acknowledge God and want to believe and have faith in God. Since this is the essence of the struggle with God. Religion can not save his followers. A digression if any scripture that says that religion can save people. It was not religion that saves people but religion is guidance only, religion is only a tool only.Man saved by faith and faith in the Lord. God how? Everything God Almighty. Only in the Lord Jesus Christ there is no salvation. And even though we explain 1 million times there is not much more faith to believe because it is only they who are called and chosen are saved. Included are our own. Thank you Jesus Christ because you have to call and pick us up.Open your heart to the Lord and let the entire space in the heart for God alone. If you want to be like us then believe and have faith only in Jesus Christ our Lord, surely you are saved from death. If you need a guarantee that the guarantee is our own spirit.
Regards,
Dwi Hartoyo, SP
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