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John’s appearance and preaching were not just for the corrupt multitudes that came to him; they were also for the Pharisees. What’s more, they are for you. Consider what John says here: that he is not even worthy to unloose the strap of the Christ’s sandals. To whom is he addressing? It’s not the corrupt multitudes; it’s the Pharisees: those who came to him to ask who he was. Consider also John’s overall message: “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”  Again, who is

Like John, you are not worthy to serve Him in the least. And yet—miracle of miracles—He, who was before all things, humbled Himself,...