Are you prepared? The answers to this question can be as varied as the object to which this question refers. Our preparation for a task is directly proportional to the importance and significance of the task at hand. In the biblical metanarrative, nothing could be more significant than the coming of the Promised One. The Old Testament prophets envisioned a day when God himself would come to save his people (cf. Is. 40:1-11). God coming to meet and dwell with humanity was the promise of a restored Eden under the benevolent rule of Messiah. The coming of the King would herald the dawning of the age of God’s Kingdom where human life would be arranged according to God’s will and priorities. How would humanity respond to God’s coming? God said that to prevent us from being unprepared he would send a messenger with an invitation to get us ready for the great day. John is that messenger and the gospel is God’s invitation! Are you prepared?
