Daily Word Of God
Matthew 3:1-6, 11
In due course John the Baptist appeared; he proclaimed this message in the desert of Judaea, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is close at hand.’ This was the man spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said: A voice of one that cries in the desert, ‘Prepare a way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’
This man John wore a garment made of camel-hair with a leather loin-cloth round his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. Then Jerusalem and all Judaea and the whole Jordan district made their way to him, and as they were baptised by him in the river Jordan they confessed their sins. He said to them, ‘I baptise you in water for repentance, but the one who comes after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit to carry his sandals; he will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.’
Today's Pointers on God's Word
As you read the passage what words, phases or meanings caught your attention?
- Today’s Gospel tells of John the Baptist being the bearer of the Good News of Jesus Christ the Saviour all mankind.
- John proclaims, while he baptizes by water, that the true Saviour Jesus Christ will come to baptize with the Holy Spirit and the fire of Love.
- Have I been “bearer of the Good News” of Jesus to the people I live, work and meet daily? The degree to which I live this out depends on how much Jesus means to me as my True Saviour and Lord of my life.