Making Ready the Way - Mark 1:1-8

"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

As it is written in Isaiah the prophet,

'Behold, I send My messenger before Your face,

who will prepare Your way;

the voice of one crying in the wilderness,

'Make ready the way of the Lord, make His paths straight.'

John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness

preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.

And all the country of Judea was going out to him,

and all the people of Jerusalem;

and they were being baptized by Him

in the Jordan River confessing their sins.

And John was clothed with camel's hair

and wore a leather belt around his waist,

and his diet was locusts and wild honey.

And he was preaching and saying,

'After me One is coming who is mightier than I,

and I am not fit to stoop down and 
untie the thong of His sandals.

I baptize you with water;

but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'"(Mark 1:1-8)

Every really good story has an introduction. An introduction consists of those prefacing words and descriptions that will set the stage for all that is to come. Chapter 1 verses 1-8 are the introduction for the good story of the good news of Jesus Christ, the Son of God as told by Mark.


There are several interesting revelations made in these 8 verses, but the thing that most grabbed my attention was the idea of the very introduction itself!