John 1:6-9 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all through him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. That was the true Light which gives light to every man coming into the world.

Jesus is the Light of the World and John the Baptist, was sent from God as the forerunner of Jesus, Who is the Light. John was not that Light, but his mission was to prepare the people to receive the light and to announce His coming. His mission was not to bring attention to himself, but to place attention on the Light, which is Jesus. John had the opportunity to receive attention and yet he did not… had he done so, he would have failed in his mission.

The same holds true for all Christians today who, like John the Baptist said, “must decrease that Jesus may increase”… Which, quite frankly, stands in stark contrast to some ministry leaders today who takes the approach that they must (sacrificially, of course) increase in order for Jesus to increase. There are three approaches that a Christian may take to life:

• The first is “Me is greater than God. ”
• The second is “Me and God on equal ground. ”
• The third is “God greater than Me. ”

The only way of these three that is biblical and will yield fruit is the third, that being “God is greater than me.” I’m going to be fairly straightforward and thus run the risk of offending some people, but sometimes we need to be offended.

Way number 1, that “Me is greater than God” means that you are foolish. If you are greater than God, you should be worshipping yourself, and, if you ascribe to this approach, you probably are worshipping yourself under the guise of worshipping God… in other words, you are being idolatrous. If you hold to approach number 1, then you are not alone because there are many who call themselves Christians and yet are not.

Way number 2, that “Me and God are on equal ground” may seem equitable enough, yet God is not God because He is like you, but because He is greater than you and so, this approach is also idolatrous. Like Jacob who wrestled with God, either God will break you so that you have to accept Him for Who He is, or you will backslide because if you are on equal grounds with God, why should you be concerned with what He names as sin? If you hold to approach number two, you are not alone. Many who call themselves Christians have no idea of what it actually means.

The only way of the three that jives with Biblical Christianity is number three, the same approach that John the Baptist took as well as the apostles. God is greater than us and He is to be worshipped. Yet because He loved us, Jesus humbled Himself became a man and dwelt among us, teaching us how to glorify God in our lives, by His sacrificial death making the way for our salvation and by His victorious resurrection, giving us eternal life.