I imagine this fiery toothed maniac looking guy.
I imagine him being somewhat toothless from living in the dessert for years eating God knows what.
I imagine Him being horse (like a Lou Engle) kind of horse voiced.
I imagine people coming at first to mock and poke fun at this insane looking individual. Then being captivated by passion at it's purest.
I think of the fact that this person was SO passionate about what he did and why he did it, we don't know his last name (of course we really don't know of any old or new testament authors or patriarchs last names). But JOHN was the one of the few which his last name became the thing he loved the most. Him and Jesus (THE CHRIST). (you could argue ELIJAH the prophet...but he was so much more wasn't he?)
So it's like me. Imagine if people didn't call me Jimmy Smuda. They called me Jimmy the youth pastor. Or Jimmy THE MINISTER, or Jimmy the Christian. (my personal favorite would be JIMMY THE DADDY...that or Jimmy the Daddy loving minister his most Holiness anointed one. That would do, be be really tough when filling out taxes).
Today, I was honored to baptize 18 people in my church. What an awesome privilege. I'm not like most people (or pastors for that matter) I don't look for big conferences to speak at (been there. done that). I don't need a overload of platform time (again..done it..had enough of it). I find the utmost pleasure in continuing the things the hero's of the faith had done in their time. What an honor to baptize others into a deeper walk with God.
I pray there's a time that God gives me a ministry, with people in mind, that would define me in the people's eyes. I look up and smile at the name of my blog....the idiot...
JIMMY THE IDIOT........fits well..
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