John: He Must Increase

As we come to the end of chapter three, John shifts our attention back to John the Baptist and showing us how John sought to point all attention to Jesus. We see that Jesus surpasses John the Baptist and any baptism or ritual purification he may have represented. John finds his joy, in wholeheartedly embracing God’s will, and the supremacy it assigns to Jesus. We learn that Jesus must increase, and we must decrease. These words are the anthem that we should live out.