Finally, after all the repeated inquiries, John can show the world what he has been talking about. After being hounded by the priests, praised by the crowds, and generally under the spotlight, he can show the world who he has been putting in the forefront: Jesus Christ. The Messiah has now arrived. God has even granted John the wonderful task of baptizing Jesus. John is fully satisfied that he has fulfilled this portion of his calling. While John continues to tell others about Jesus, we will see that throughout the next few years the story is all about Jesus, not John, just as John had said from the beginning.The same is true for us today. We have been given gifts, talents, and opportunities. We have the secular and the sacred in life to deal with. We have a family, a job, social activities, church duties. In fact, we have very full lives. Yet in spite of all this or through all this or however you wish to view it, the task of the believer today is no different than it was for John. What was John’s duty? To do God’s will by the power of God.We have the same set up today as John did then: live life by the power of God. Jesus has not only saved us for eternity, he has saved us for today. Remember, it is the power of Christ that saved us from death, and it is the power of Christ that lives in us. We are, as John was, simply the vessels God has chosen to accomplish His will. Let’s allow Him to do that by putting our undivided confidence in His will for our life and then resting in it.