Three lessons from John the Baptist

Live to Love Scripture Encouragement · May 7, 2025 · 3m

John 3:27-28 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.” You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, “I am not the Christ,” but, “I have been sent ahead of Him.” Today, I want to encourage us with three lessons from John the Baptist. First, he wasn’t building his ministry; he received his ministry from God. John knew who his source was. He had nothing that wasn’t given to Him from God in heaven. That’s not only a humble attitude, but it is the truth which gave John confidence and relieved him of the stress of striving to be successful and…