RULE #7 - GET A GOOD WING MAN!

John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? - Luke 3:7

READ LUKE 3:1-20 TODAY

     Do you see Jesus as a fire and brimstone type of guy? When you picture Jesus do you see a guy yelling and screaming about people repenting or else? In your mind is Jesus rough and gruff and will blow your house down? Mine either.
     But, what about John the Baptist? In my mind, he's this tough, crazy guy who will say whatever he wants to say to whoever he wants to say it. He's the neighbor that yells at you for keeping your grass too long. He's the teacher who threatens detention after every shout out. He's loud and overbearing - kind of the opposite of Jesus.
     The cool thing is they're on the same team. Their goal is the same, but they seem to go about it in different ways. And reading this today reminded me of the need to have a wing man! If we want to treat people the way Jesus treated them, we've got to have someone with us - maybe even someone who's a little different than us but who's mission is the same. I'm not the "in your face" type of guy, but maybe I could hook up with someone else who is. I'm not the "dress nice, say the right things, don't act like a moron" type of guy, but I can hook up with someone who is.
     We can not go this thing alone! It's impossible to treat people like Jesus did in isolation. It doesn't necessarily have to be someone who's strengths are our weaknesses, but we need a wing man. Jesus had John (and many others, including you!). Who do we have?