Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” Can you answer the question when asked if Jesus is Lord? He must become greater, I must become less. Romans 10:9 states “That if you confess with your mouth, ‘Jesus is Lord,’ and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” 2 Corinthians 4:5 states, “For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.” 1 Peter 3:15 states, “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. John the Baptist simply stated here, “He must become greater I must become less.” If you allow Jesus to be Lord of your life, you are allowing Him to become greater.
Have you come to the place in your life where you have allowed this to happen? It is interesting to know that just because Jesus is Lord, He only becomes Lord of your life when you allow Him to do so. defines lord “as a person who has authority, control, or power over others a master, chief, or ruler.” With this definition in mind, making Jesus Lord means you are giving Him authority, control, and power over your life. In the New Testament alone, Lord is used 3,322 times in 3,058 verses. Let’s just take one of these names: Lord. Many men and women who are much better scholars than I could ever be have devoted their lives to studying scripture and examining these names of Jesus. Understanding who Jesus is means that we have an understanding what each of those names mean. The Bible has hundreds of names for Jesus. I am glad you asked! I want to share with you how you can begin this process today.įirst and foremost, in order for Christ to become greater and for us to become less, we must have an understanding about who Christ is. Well, how do you do that? How do we make Christ greater and how do we become less. You and I could learn much from this attitude and idea. John the Baptist then makes this statement, “He must become greater I must become less.” John’s statement is quite profound. He talks about a joy he has in knowing that Jesus is the Christ and his preaching has been fulfilled. So when someone came to John saying that others are going to Jesus to get baptized, John quickly responded that Jesus was the Christ, not himself, and others should be going to Jesus to be baptized. All the gospels reveal that when John baptized Jesus, the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus “like a dove.” God revealed to John that Jesus was the Son of God. Isaiah 40:3 is quoted as a prophecy fulfilled, “A voice of the one calling in the desert, ‘prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for him.’” Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all highlight Jesus being baptized by John. They have him eating locusts and wild honey. The other gospels portray him wearing clothes made from camel’s hair and wearing a leather belt. John has been preparing the way baptizing and calling for people to repent of their sins. The ministries of John the Baptist and Jesus are overlapping. John 3:30 “He must become greater I must become less.”
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