"Bible Animals (2)"
Bible Reading: Matthew 3:1-6Matthew 3:1 It was during those days that Yochanan the Immerser arrived in the desert of Y’hudah and began proclaiming the message, 2 “Turn from your sins to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near!” 3 This is the man Yesha‘yahu was talking about when he said,
“The voice of someone crying out:
‘In the desert prepare the way of Adonai!
Make straight paths for him!’”[Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3]
4 Yochanan wore clothes of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5 People went out to him from Yerushalayim, from all Y’hudah, and from the whole region around the Yarden. 6 Confessing their sins, they were immersed by him in the Yarden River.
-------Our Bible Reading today is about John the Baptizer. John lived in the desert. Verse 4 tells us, "John's clothes were made from camel's hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist. For food, he ate locusts and wild honey."
John wore clothes made from camel's hair. In Bible times, camels were used for transportation in desert areas. A camel can shed up to five pounds of hair each spring. This hair is usually tan and can be made into cloth for clothing, carpets or tents. Clothing made from camel's hair is well-insulated and provides protection from heat.
John did not wear fancy clothes or eat fancy foods. Why? Because John's goal in life was to prepare people for the coming of Jesus. He knew that doing what God wanted him to do was much more important than worrying about his clothes and food.
As Christians, obeying God and sharing the Good News about Jesus should be our most important goals. Focus on serving God today![JK]
"What you should want most is God's kingdom and doing what he wants you to do. Then he will give you all these other things you need."[Matthew 6:33]
PRAYER: Father, I want to focus on serving You. In Jesus' name. Amen.
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