When Jesus heard that John had been put in prison, he withdrew to Galilee. Leaving Nazareth, he went and lived in Capernaum, which was by the lake in the area of Zebulun and Naphtali— to fulfill what was said through the prophet Isaiah:
“Land of Zebulun and land of Naphtali,
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
the people living in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.”
the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan,
Galilee of the Gentiles—
the people living in darkness
have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of the shadow of death
a light has dawned.”
From that time on Jesus began to preach, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.”
This made me stop and take notice. I really see Christ's humility yet again in this verse. He was willing to lower himself to value John's example so much that he continued on the tradition of preaching his message.
It also speaks to John's example that his faithfulness in preaching made even the son of God sit up and take notice.
This made me think "Are there people in my life whose example is so exemplary that I would want to take over their ministry after they are gone?"
Can you think of anyone?
What does this say about the quality of our commitment to discipleship?
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