09/02/2025
PREPARING FOR THE COMING OF THE LORD!
The Scriptures prophesied about how significant the life and work of John the Baptist would be “great in the sight of the Lord,” but not great in the eyes of political, social or ecclesiastical circles. John was the second Elijah and in this last generation we have the third Elijah who will proclaim the coming of the Lord. What happened to John the Baptist is what these people should expect.
• “For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord…and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.” Luke 1:15.
• “And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.” Luke 1:16.
• And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the adisobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” Luke 1:17.
Greatness in the eyes of God is all that matters. He was considered great by God because of the significant role he fulfilled. He prepared the way for Christ’s first advent. He announced Christ’s coming, and he is a representative of those who are to prepare a people for our Lord’s second coming.
God’s Church have a work to do that is similar to that which was done by John the Baptist. We must be faithful to this sacred trust and calling because we live in an age where the church wants to accommodate God’s message to fit the feelings and desires of the modern world. So many do not want to disrupt or awaken people out of their sinful sleep. The soft, smooth messages and social media posts we see from our leaders today do NOT make any lasting impressions upon the hearts and minds of people.
Part of the reason why God’s people are in a spiritual decline is because the special work represented by John the Baptist is missing today. We pray for the Holy Spirit, we pray for Divine guidance and we pray for the Lord to revive us; but what we fail to realize is that the Godhead is looking for individuals to fulfill the wo