08/24/2026
𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐊 | 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧 𝟑:𝟑𝟎
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
This week’s verse highlights a crucial truth: 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐬, 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬.
John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ, understood this perfectly. His ministry was powerful, effective, and influential—but it was never about making much of himself. His mission was to prepare the way for Jesus and point people to Him, the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world.
John’s words challenge us to ask:
🏆 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐲?
🤝 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐬—in both the wins and the losses?
❤️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠?
Whether you’re on the field, in the classroom, in the weight room, or simply walking across campus, God has given you a platform.
𝐔𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥.
Today, prayerfully ask God to help you decrease so that Christ can increase—and then use whatever He has entrusted to you to shine the light of Jesus brightly on campus and throughout the community.