According to Facebook you have a great life…

Jealousy is everywhere. We live in a world where we are constantly comparing. We put our best pictures on Facebook, we show our successes on Instagram and share with everyone how good we are. I love getting new gadgets. A new phone, a new watch. I do all I can to get it, but when I have it, I am used to it very soon and want something newer, better, nicer.

In this biography of Jesus, we read that the students of John, the great baptist, are arguing with him. John was one of the biggest teachers of that time. He was compared to the most well-known prophet of the old times, Elijah. John was a radical preacher who was also baptizing people and calling them to repentance.

And then Jesus appears on the scene. First he is baptized by John. John didn’t want to baptize Jesus initially because he was in awe of Jesus' greatness, but finally he did. A few months later, Jesus was baptizing too and the students of John asked John: “Are you not jealous?”

John said: “He must become more important, while I become less important”. That is really special. Can you imagine saying that about someone? I cannot imagine that for a normal person. That is such a non-21st century mentality.

But the key is in the sentence before: John declares that Jesus is the Messiah, the Savior. I encourage you to get to know Jesus as the Messiah. I started getting to know him and yes, I too can say: He must be more important in my life as I become less important every day!