It's hard to imagine being John -- people streamed out to listen to him, looking to him as an authority. Here, they're wondering if he is the Christ. Think of the temptation for him to claim to be the one that they have been waiting for.
But John knows his role is to point to Christ. John knows that the single most important thing he can do is direct the attention of every single person towards Christ, the true Messiah. John is not the one who can save -- only Christ can do that.
We're called to be like John -- to point to the truth of the Gospel in word and in deed.
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