Ministry of John the Baptist

To bring the mountains down low...
Live a life of humility and gratitude for grace and those who are puffed up will see and know the true way to God.
To bring up the valleys...
Live a life of faith and trust and those who are ruled by fear and anxiety will see and know the God who is faithful and true, and can be trusted at all times.
Rough ground become level...
Live a life that does not waver when hard times come and many will see God is always with us, not just during the smooth and pleasant part of the journey but ALWAYS!

We let His life and His love flow through us and it attracts others to HIM.  We lay our life down for others and they can see there is a better way.  We hope in God, and He reveals Himself as faithful and true.

We love others, with the love that He first loved us.

Pretty simple.

Recognizing Jesus, only Revelation

John the Baptist recognizes Jesus first, from inside of the womb of Martha.  But at some point, he loses it, because twice in John chapter one, he admits, "I did not recognize him."  They would have grown up as cousins and known of each other.  But only when revelation comes from God, does John recognize the Lamb of God who comes to take away the sins of the world.  Later on, when Jesus does not fulfill the scriptures that spoke of setting up an earthly kingdom and taking vengeance on the enemies of Israel, when John is languishing in prison, he doubts, he asks, "Are you the coming one, or should we look for another?"
His expectations have caused him to doubt the very one, he was born to 'prepare the way for."

Only revelation, only the Holy Spirit of God, only grace reveals Jesus to us.  Thank you God for mercy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGNuyJsi53s&list=PLXcUpDZ4uGoQeTGMBThQ4A_wVhbMU8yaR