You couldn't ask for a better screen play for a movie than Matthew 14:1-12. What happens to John the Baptist is so barbaric it could happen today, LOL. The gist: John was preaching to King Herod about his relationship, reminding him that it was incest and therefore a sin. Herod didn't like that so he imprisoned John, because he could. Then King Herod throws a dinner party and has some ho dance for him and she demands John's head on a silver platter. So, not to be embarrassed in front of his dinner guests he complies and kills John. Whatever. Really?
This video below has some beautiful pictures of John baptizing Jesus. Be sure to watch to the end...the last three pictures, are amazing. Enjoy.
"Now when Jesus heard about John, He withdrew from there in a boat to a secluded place by Himself" v.13 I love that Jesus needed time to mourn his boyhood friend. "He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. v.23. Lesson: take time to be alone with God.
My favorite part of the chapter is v.25-33. Jesus walks on water to meet them, and Peter, being Peter, wants to walk out to Him...then starts to sink. His faith is like my faith sometimes, most the time...I want to trust but then I get caught up in the circumstances and I take my eyes off Him and only see my fear. I don't know what I think my fear and worry is going to help...like I have some sort of power to make things happen that are out of my grasp. Go to your knees, Donna, go to your knees. Jesus' reminder, "Take courage, it is I, do not be afraid." v. 27 I would have loved to have seen this walking -on -water bit go down. It must have been amazingly beautiful because at that point they did truly say, "You are certainly God's son." v. 33
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