Our Weekly Thought – November 30 - December 6, 2020

God’s people had been waiting for hundreds of years for the Messiah, when some wild guy shows up in the wilderness, described in Mark 1:6 as ‘clothed with camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist.’ While this description is not so meaningful to us, God’s people around the Jordan River would have identified that strange person as none other than Elijah (II Kings 1:8), the messiah’s forerunner. John was pointing, not to himself, but to one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. May God’s life, grace, and Holy Spirit power appear among us this season.