John the Baptist’s followers were concerned that the ministry of Jesus might be competition for theirs. They came to John complaining that many people were following Jesus. John the Baptist knew this was a good thing. He was hoping for exactly what his followers were afraid of: “He must increase, but I must decrease.” John went on to point out that Jesus is the one they had hoped for. “The One who comes from Heaven is above all,” he said. John had the right perspective about himself, his ministry and Jesus. Jesus is above all. Jesus is more important than what I am doing. Jesus is more important than my success and how many followers I have. Jesus is above all, and everything depends on accepting His testimony, accepting His word.
We say we follow Christ, but sometimes we fail to put Him above all. We may be unwilling to have Him increase and us decrease.
In what way do you need to exalt Christ over your own life? Where are you not placing Him above all?