Do It

John D. Baptist was very brave. I mean who eats locusts? And honey? Who does that? But there is John having them as his diet. I wonder if he had Locust Pies? Locust Fillet? Pomme du Locusts? It’s a tough diet, but the brother stuck to it to his credit.

So it’s got to take something major for John to stop in his tracks for a second opinion.

Here after all is a man who had no problems telling religious rulers that their talk was cheap and what was needed was action. Don’t talk about – do it. Bring evidence of repentance.

Here is a man who challenged all his listeners to repent. Not a boo-hoo, weepy-weepy cry-along and no change. Actually changing lifestyles.in.preparation of the coming Kingdom. Embracing the invitation of the Kingdom wasn’t chat based. It is about what you think and what you do.

So it must have taken something immense to stop him in his tracks. Whilst he fumbled, though, Jesus took the baton and when it came to baptism, Jesus told him to do it.

You can imagine God delighted with His Son as He emerges from the water. He can trust Him to prove obedience because when it comes to it He will do it.

I often imagine God sharing such sentiments when His children are about His business.

I must confess sometimes I struggle in this area. Sometimes I get the idea and am captured by it. When it comes to acting on it, 101 reasons come out for why I can’t do it just yet … which eventually becomes never.

Thank God for His favour that allows me to have different people to challenge my position on the matter. Thank God the Spirit that lives within will not accept anything other than total obedience.

People are dying in churches and in communities. There is a Kingdom Manifesto of abundant life available. There is a Kingdom Manifesto of peace and righteousness. We get to share it and declare it, unveil it and demonstrate it, as long as we operate where words take on flesh.

This is where brave eating of locusts reminds us that our food is to do the will of our Father. Not hearers or readers only.

Just those who – do it.