Day 4 and 5: More of You; Less of me
John 3:30 "He must become greater; I must become less."
Today I was very happy to be in John 3. I haven't read this chapter on my own in quite some time, and it was nice to read it again. I love everything that Jesus says in this chapter. His explanation to Nicodemus was so thorough, clear, and concise, and I absolutely love it. He explains everything out clearly to Nicodemus, and leaves him without questions. Nicodemus is confused about being born again, and Jesus clearly tells him what it's all about, which, by the way, is being born of flesh and of Spirit.
I absolutely love the comparison of light and dark because I find it very comforting. The wording in this passage is beautiful.
"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God."
All these things are great and amazing, but what I really got out of this chapter was verse 30, "He must become greater; I must become less." It reminds me of the song "Empty Me" by Jeremy Camp. This verse is very true of my life. I'm a junior in high school. To say the least, there's a lot of things happening in my life right now, namely the SAT and the college search process. This verse is helping me realize that I need more of God in my life, and that I need to lean on Him for strength and search Him out in everything I do.
I realize that I will never truly know all that God is until I reach Heaven, but because of this, it doesn't mean that I shouldn't try to know more and more about Him while I'm here on earth. That's why I'm on this journey in the first place; to know more about Him, and to learn all that I can. I pray that God will show me incredible things this year, and that He will open my eyes to know Him more.
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