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Make Ready:
John the Baptist was the forerunner to Jesus. He prepared the way for the coming of the Christ.
Luke1:13 and 17
But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John.... He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, ‘to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,’ and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
- Elizabeth was old and barren
- The name John means “Jehovah is a gracious giver”
- Elizabeth (John’s mother)and Mary (Jesus’ mother) were cousins
God uses ordinary people to accomplish His plan and purposes. Faith and obendienc are the keys to walking in God's ways and in your greatest potential in Christ Jesus.