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Now this was John's testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, 'I am not the Christ.'

They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?"

He said, "I am not."

"Are you the Prophet?"

He answered, "No."

Finally, they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, "I am the voice of one calling in the desert, 'Make straight the way for the Lord.'"

John 1:19-23
John tells these priests and Levites "Make straight the way for the Lord."

That's a great challenge for us to consider. What are the obstacles getting in the way of your relationship with Jesus? As we enter into this Lenten season, what if we spent some time removing obstacles, in other words: making straight the way for the Lord to meet with us?

What might it look like to be an obstacle remover for others? Maybe you yourself are one! That is my convicting thought for today. How am I blocking others from seeing Jesus?