John 3:30 (NKJV) 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
These are John’s very words to his disciples. John was baptizing people when Jesus came, and Jesus and His disciples were baptizing people as well.
John’s disciple’s didn’t understand why all the people were going to Jesus to get baptized.
John explained to his disciple’s that it was his time to decrease, and that Jesus must increase.
It’s important for all of us to know when to back off, just like John shows us here, and to know the timing of things; when to step up to the plate and when to back away and let someone else step in.
Do we always want to back away? Sometimes it can be very hard to back away.
We know of a situation where someone did not back away in the right timing and ruined something that could have been great.
This is what happens when we get our grip on something and we are too stubborn or prideful to loosen it.
If this teaching is speaking to you today, you are struggling with backing away to let someone else step up to the plate and take over, look at this verse and think about John. If he didn’t decrease, and let Jesus increase and do what He needed to do, he would have messed things up big time.
Back away, loosen the grip and let someone else take over. It’s their time.
Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie
Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808
401-315-0902
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