The day after the victory

Today's reading: Matthew 3

Before I start, I just want to throw a shout out to God. The unimaginable happened today. While cooking dinner, I thought about my pops and all the bad things I've said to him and the things I yelled at him for and how I brought him down. God placed it on my heart to go to Chicago soon to talk to him and apologize for the things in the past that I have said. I called him tonight and told him what I wanted to say - the same for my mum. If you know my family, we do not say things such as "I'm sorry" or things such as "I love you" This was not easy and I can now die a happy man having my family know know the love God has for me has transformed my life and they are living witnesses of that.

At Clearview church we have been going over a seruies called Jesus is the true and better (fill in the blank) which was inspired by Tim Keller. So far we have gone over Sabbath rest, Adam, Abel, and Abraham. For this month, I am going to read through Matthew. I got my idea of what to write today from the Clearview sermon series.

John the Baptist.. you are an awesome hero of the faith but I need to say that Jesus is the true and better John the Baptist. John the baptist said it himself, the one who will come after him is much more powerful than he is and he admits he cannot carry the sandals' of the one to come. Throughout time God has been patient. He has wanted to restore the perfect relationship between himself and his creation. He wanted to bring the message of the Kingdom of heaven, which is nothing new, it was something John the Baptist preached.

What are some similarities between JTB and Yeshu?
Jesus did not care about money or material possesion, he preached that God tells us not to worry because he will provide for us everything we need.

They both spoke the truth. They were not afraid that people would be offended. They preached the message of reprentence.

Why is Jesus much better?
Jesus was the one who fulfilled the prophecies of the past. Jesus came and brought the Kingdom of Heaven to earth. He is the one who restores the Kingdom of God. He is the one we confess to and find forgiveness through. He is the one who lived up to the will of the father - sinless. He was obedient to even death on the cross. He is the one who defeated hell and will not let the gates of hell prevail. He was the one who died and rose again to show us that he is the one with the key to an eternity in heaven with our creator - God.

Thanks Jesus for being far superior than anyone else and everything else.