And this was his (John the Baptist) message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie." Mark 1:7 NIV
As we continue our study of John the Baptist, we see today that John had a humble heart. He knew his position as it relates to Christ. He saw that he was nothing when compared with Christ.
Can you imagine having the priviledge of tying Christ's sandals? Sure, this was not a sought after position in society. In fact, the feet duty was normally saved for the very lowest class of citizens. Who wants to smell a bunch of dirty feet? Notice John the Baptist used the phrase "stoop down". You had to lower yourself to tie and untie sandals!
Still, just the possibility of being near Christ was enough to desire such a worthy task. The Creator of the Universe had come to earth to live among men in an effort to take us to our Heavenly home. Of course, you would think anyone would jump at the chance to be that close to Him.
John the Baptist, however, said that he was unworthy of such a high calling. How could he allow himself such a priviledge? Even though he had been called for the tasks of greatness, he could not picture himself being in even a close category with the King of Kings and Lord of Lords!
Do you and I have such a view of ourselves? In today's "self help" society, where the key is to grab all you can and whoever is on top wins, we may could use a little John the Baptist humility in our lives?
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