"The Pharisees had heard that Jesus was making and baptizing more disciples than John (although Jesus himself did not baptize, but only his disciples), he left Judea."
This verse really hits me, I love how Jesus acted in humility! Jesus decided to leave before the competition begins to rise. Jesus didn't want to hurt John the Baptist by allowing the Pharisees to stir up the troubles, to stir up the competition. So he decided that it will be better for him to leave it all to John and go somewhere else although it wasn't Jesus who was baptizing the people. He left to avoid the competition.
If Jesus was here to set an example for us to follow. Then here is a wonderful example of humility. Jesus didn't compete against John, or even allow the people to start the competition. In the same way, we shouldn't compete against others in winning the souls, in discipling, in mentoring, in our ministry, in churches, etc. We all should focus on the ministry of reconcilation, to help the people to find Him again, to get their relationship with Him restored!
Let's dump all of the titles. Such as saying, "My church won most souls", "I did this", "My church did that", or so. But to work with others instead, like how Jesus worked with John the Baptist. Jesus allowed his disciples to work among John the Baptist's disciples. In the same way, we should work with other churches, or other ministries. It is all about the unity, the Oneness. We are all brethens. Love one another like yourself and myself. =)
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