He must become greater, I must become less

      John 3:30. I was sitting in class before our instructor came in, it must have been about half way through getting my bachelors degree in bible. It was very cold outside and about an inch and half of snow put the makeup on the face of the foothills in the Rockies. My best friend at school, Jeff Cobb was setting up his laptop next to me. He finished up and said "check this verse out", spread open his notebook and John 3:30 stood on its own.
      What you are seeing in the title is not some ranting of a lunatic that followed a lunatic. It is a spiritual LAW. John was not a blind follower. From what we know, he was monied. He may not have had fame, but he had hired servants. This was a rarity in that time. We don't know John's nationality, but we do know he was from a fishing village on the shores of the Galilee. At this time the "well to do" were more esoteric in their spirituality. There were myriad gods to follow. Household idols, strange and difficult practices were seen all the time. What made John, an esoteric, monied citizen of Galilee follow Yeshua?
       Just like all of us, there must have been a nagging question rumbling in his soul. There must have been a chasm between knowing this physical world and wetting your toes in the spiritual. John must have been searching. What great providence John had to cross paths with the son of God. A rod straight, sold out on principle, righteous to the core man/God who unravelled the mystery of what God really wants from us.
        Well then, what is the the apostle saying here? He is telling us "If you really want to know power in your life, take this ADVICE!!!". This is one of the verses we can let stand on its own. John was also saying "If you increase your knowledge and wisdom given from above and you grind off the flesh thinking, instinctual human side of yourself, you will surely gain life here and heaven afterwards!".
          Why can I say that? Because when it is read, repeated, understood and implemented into this life it improves. Not that you will become anymore famous, wealthy or have station above others like a noble, but because you will see the world and what's on the other side of this life with the prime reason for the stars and galaxies eyes. No more wondering what blindsides you, no wondering why you have long and taxing challenges. No more fear about what tomorrow brings, no anxiousness about what may or may not happen. You will fill yourself with Godly confidence and boldness. The inner spirit will start to control the scared and unknowing human side.
            Take note! If you fill your head with spiritual laws and knowledge and you empty your own understanding, POWER becomes your companion. Even atheists can't touch that.