TODAY'S BIBLE TWEET

BIBLE TEXT: “And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.” (Luke 1:80 KJV) 

BIBLE TWEET: John the Baptist not only grew up physically, but also spiritually, becoming spiritually strong in the solitude of the wilderness, until the day God told him to show himself to Israel.

BIBLE TAKEAWAY: As the Prophet Malachi predicted and our Lord Himself pointed out, John the Baptist was the foretold Elijah who was to come as the forerunner of the promised Messiah. As Elijah was hidden by God, at the brook Cherith and in the home of the widow of Zarephath, until God told him to show himself, so that he could call the people back to God by calling down the fire on Mount Carmel, so also was John the Baptist hidden by God, in the solitude of the wilderness, until God told him to show himself, so that he could call the people back to God by not only calling them to repentance, but also to be baptized by Christ with the fire of the Holy Spirit. (1 Kings 17:1-18:39; Malachi 4:5-6; Matthew 3:11; 11:14; 17:10-13)