Proportionate Decrease and Growth

UV 3235/10000 Proportionate Decrease and Growth

I must decrease but He must increase.
John 3 v 30

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Like John, we are all just friends of the Bridegroom of Blood- Jesus. Whatever we do, we do it in His Name. Whatever we are, we owe it to Him. Our egos should decline and His glory should increase in and through us. He has proven that He is the only Messiah capable of taking us out of our mess. The message we give on His behalf does not make us anywhere near a Messiah. He is the source of all grace. We are restored to a loving relationship with the Father by Jesus. There is no intrinsic good in any of us. If we must boast, we need to speak only of His goodness and greatness.

Like John the Baptist was anointed or chosen by God to herald the King of Kings, the Prince of Peace, the Everlasting God, we are anointed to hold His wake. We need to speak not of our own qualities or achievements or claims but we need to speak of how Jesus fulfilled all His claims. We should aim to be “ best men” for Jesus, the ones who know the Bridegroom well and make Him known to the world and to the church, His bride. We need to do the best for Him in all we attempt and never be satisfied with our best for He gave us all – His life, His word, the clothes of salvation for us to wear.

There are some practical ways we can decrease even as Jesus increases in us: for one thing, we can speak less, we can speak less about ourselves, we can think less about ourselves and our comforts, we can think more about others, be more sensitive to the physical, emotional, spiritual needs of others the Lord points to us. The proportion in which we decrease, the proportion in which we die to our former selves and live the new life in Christ, He increases in us, His wisdom, His grace, His power , His favour increases in us. The knowledge, love and charisma of Christ increases or grows in our lives. He becomes the First Person in our lives and we become the Third Person and everyone else becomes the Second Person in our lives.