John the Baptist - The Forruner of Christ

Based Luke 1: 5-17

Elisabeth is like the church of God which is barren and for many years we have prayed for a child. She keeps all the commandments of God and is blameless. After persistent prayer when she has given up, God comes in and answers her prayers by giving her a child. This child is born of the spirit and has a special mission which is to prepare the world for Jesus coming. We the church of God and for so long we have hoped that Christ will shower the latter rain on us in order for a child to be born. This child or children will be the chosen remnant who will proclaim Christ second coming. This remnant will go forth before God in the spirit and power of Elijah. They will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just ( Luke 1:17). This remnant who will accomplish the same mission John accomplished, they will bring joy and gladness to the church; and many shall rejoice and it's birth ( Luke 1:14)

Pre-requisite for the John of our Church to be Born

1. And they ( Elisabeth and Zacharia) were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless.

Now in the last days just before Jesus comes he will empower his chosen to preach his coming. There are many people in the church but few actually have a relationship with God. For Jesus to come he has to empower those chosen few and they need to be a commandment keeping church, righteous and blameless before God. That is where we need to be in Christ for the latter rain to be poured on us and a new baby born of the spirit. Therefore this is the time to surrender all to Jesus and let go of the things that easily beset us. We should put away any strong drink or rather any thing in our lives that perverts us and separates us from God. Lets us surrender and crucify the flesh daily so that Christs character in us may shine forth. It is my great desire that even as the year starts, I may continue to live according to the light I have received through Christ Jesus.