Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul?
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John the Baptist’s disciples saw that many more people were going to Jesus and his disciples to be baptized (John 3:26). We see this in other places in scripture also. People want to be in the who’s who among Christians. Paul addresses this, explicitly challenging the believers in Corinth who identified with a specific leader.

The key to our growth is allowing ourselves to decrease and let the Lord increase. John states that it is his joy that the Lord is coming on the scene more fully and that people are now following Jesus. Can you and I say the same thing? If someone else gets a promotion at work or it seems that all the good you have done has been forgotten, can you humbly rejoice? Friend, we face daily struggles and challenges in our family, at work, school, and even in serving the Lord in the Body of Christ. Are we willing to let Him increase that we might decrease?

Life Lesson: “He must increase, but I must decrease” is where REAL JOY is found, and the purity of the person of Jesus can be seen in us.

Lord,
Please forgive me when I feel I need to be exalted for any reason. Help me allow Your Spirit to work in my heart so that You may truly increase in all areas of my life.
In Jesus' name. Amen.

Living to tell what He died to say,
Pastor David McGee

Senior Pastor
The Bridge
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