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Daily devotional readings.

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April 28th, a

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man sent from God. Among

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them that are born of women, there hath not

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risen a greater than John the Baptist.

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Matthew 1111.

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The Bible record is very plain when it

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assures us that John the Baptist was a

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man sent from God. Our

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generation would probably decide that such

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a man ought to be downright proud of the fact

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that God had sent him. We would urge him

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to write a book. Seminary leaders

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would line up to schedule him as a guest lecturer.

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Actually, John the Baptist would

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never have fit into the contemporary religious

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scene in our day. Never.

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He did not keep his suit pressed. He was

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not careful about choosing words that would

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not offend. He did not quote

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beautiful passages from the poets.

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The doctors of psychiatry would have

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quick advice for him. John, you

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really need to get adjusted to the times

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and to society. Adjust.

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That is a modern word I have come to hate.

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It was never an expression used to speak

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about human beings until we forgot that

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man has a soul.

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Now we have weird guys with mental screwdrivers

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adjusting one person a little tighter and

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another a little looser. John

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needed no adjustment, but he gladly

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stepped down so that all eyes could turn

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to Jesus, the Lamb of God.

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Lord, I pray that my church and other

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evangelical churches will exhibit

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the courage and boldness of John

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the Baptist, and point many people

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to Jesus Christ.

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