John The Baptist For Youنموونە

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Have you ever waited to get something in the mail and checked the mailbox every day in anticipation that you would receive it? There’s a sense of excitement and eagerness that builds up inside of you because you just want it in your hands! 

John the Baptist’s birth was a lot like waiting for the mail to come. John’s dad, Zechariah, was told by God that he was going to have a son with his wife, Elizabeth, and it would only be a matter of time before John was born. But Zechariah and Elizabeth were too old to have a baby, so he didn’t believe it. What Zechariah didn’t know was that God has a special plan with John. He wasn’t just any ordinary baby. 

From the beginning, God had a specific purpose for John the Baptist’s life – “He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God. And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to the children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous – to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” 

That’s pretty cool. He would go on to tell people about Jesus for generations to come. John the Baptist had incredible purpose!

Great news! You have purpose, too. Did you know God thought about you before you were even born? Even if there are people that don’t believe it, God created you for a purpose, unique to you. 

No one knows us better than God and no one has a better purpose for our life than God. In the next few days, you will discover how John managed to live life to its fullest, and how much we can learn from him.  

P.S. Did you know, John is part of the Christmas story as well? He is family, a cousin of Jesus! Experience the story of Christmas in a unique way: be connected with one of the main characters of the Christmas story. Every day you'll chat with Mary or Joseph and you can communicate with them. Start today via this link!