John 5:35 John the Baptist was a burning and shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

I wonder what made people quit rejoicing after a while? He went away and the power of his sermons faded? Maybe they got tired of living in a new, more disciplined way. Maybe they just got busy, or discouraged, or began to forget what he had said. Jesus calls John a burning and shining lamp. We know some lamps, too, don’t we? May we always rejoice in their light. Like John’s, it’s really the light of Jesus.