by John O’Malley
The call of John 3:30 is a call to make room for Him. He is an all-powerful, everywhere-present, and all-knowing God.
“How much space does God take up?”
I found this: God will fill as much space as we yield to Him. How much room can He take up?
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- He will fill as much space as I make for Him.
- He will fill as much space as I yield.
- He will sit on the throne of my life when I get off of the throne of my life.
- He will rule my spirit when I yield my responses, reactions, and thoughts.
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Have you made room for an omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God? In John 3:30, “must” means “it is necessary.” Therefore, it is necessary to make room for Christ.
These words were the last of his words recorded before John asked questions in prison, shortly before he was beheaded. John drifted from fame and popularity as the Bridegroom, Jesus Christ, arrived on the scene. Jesus, the Dayspring from on High, is the Sunrise on the Horizon of God.
John the Baptist’s life was about Jesus, not himself. What if your life was only about Jesus? What if the message of your life was about Jesus?
John the Baptist was not sad; his very calling was this moment. Jesus was here. John would now step aside. John the Baptist identified himself as the friend of the Bride. John said Jesus is the Bridegroom. The sunset of my ministry begins today. I will be in obscurity; He will come to Light.
When we read, “He must increase, and I must decrease,” we see the divine “musts” in our life. God intended our lives to be less and less of ourselves and for Him to grow more and more in our life.
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- I must make room for His Person.
- I must make room for His Presence.
- I must make room for His Promises.
- I must make room for His Power.
- I must make room for His Plans.
- I must make room for His Priorities.
- I must make room for His Purpose.
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Have you made room for Him in your life? How much room does He have? Have you moved into the closet of your life and let Him have the whole house? Who sits on the throne of your life?
You see the mission of God of reaching the Lost, sending missionaries, and giving to missions; all of it stems from what John spoke. “He must increase, but I must decrease.”
When I make room for Him, I am saying, “He is everything; I am nothing.”
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- I want the spotlight on Him; I am the shadows.
- I want His presence more than anyone else’s presence.
- I will only have confidence in His promises.
- I will depend solely on His power, not my power.
- I will submit to His plans, not make my plans.
- I will follow His purpose, not my purpose.
- I will live out His purpose, not my purpose.
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I do not want a life where all I got was what I did in my power, bought with my money, relied on my intellect to obtain, or gained in my effort.
How about you?
Yours for the harvest,
John O’Malley