John the Baptist was able to receive Jesus because he was willing to be overshadowed by him. We live in a dog-eat-dog world of survival of the fittest. After thousands of years of human history and struggle, the inclination to survive by rising up and over others is so deeply entrenched in our nature now that it is very hard to imagine being any other way. But if we live like this we simply perpetuate the root cause of evil in the world. As we run with our selfish ambitions and pander to our fears we only strengthen these inclinations so that they begin to consume us. God calls us to make the decision to leave this competitive arena and start a new life. A true sign of a liberated heart is the willingness to be overshadowed; the contentment to forego being recognised and lauded. To gain this freedom you must first allow yourself to be overshadowed by Jesus. Yield your ambitions and life goals to him. Let your ambitions be overshadowed by his ambitions for you and learn to delight in his agenda over yours. Give him supremacy. Become less, so that he might become more. As a result, you will become more than you ever imagined you could be. God lifts up those who are bowed down. Ask Jesus to begin to overshadow you because there is light in his shadow.
Ask Jesus to begin to overshadow you.
Read John 3:22-36
