A Voice In the Wilderness

"All we may deduce from Elijah is that he lived and came from a mountainous region that was mostly unlivable other than for those whom would live in deep seclusion, mostly unto God. He was a man from the wilderness. No previous political influence, no genealogical hierarchy, no degrees, no letters of approval, only a voice...

Yes John would wear those same garments of the prophet Elijah; camels hair, leather belt, living on a diet of the land. A man of the wilderness, coming from the voiceless, obsessed with The Voice Himself, and thus becoming a voice.

Essentially John the Baptizer says, “I have lost my titles long ago somewhere in this desert, my yearning for personal accomplishments and accolades died of thirst in this barren land, my hunger for the praises of men has been starved in this dry dead wasteland, the idol of my own selfish desires and dreams has been laid down in the grave of the very water I baptize a nation in!”.

The voices God raises up both tear down the idolatry and spiritual adultery of a people and thus prepare the way for the greater glory of God to come forth.   Voices are forged in the wilderness. Voices are ones who are possessed by God and obsessed with The Voice. Many parrots, few prophets."

- Chris Burns