Noah’s message from the steps going up to the Ark was not, “I’m okay, you’re okay, everyone is going to be okay.” Similarly, the prophet Daniel wasn’t placed in the lion’s den for telling people, “You do you.” Likewise, John the Baptist was certainly not beheaded because he preached, “Love is love.” No, the world rejected these men of God because they preached God’s message which included one word that the world always finds offensive––Repent. About John the Baptist, Jesus said, “among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist.” We would do well to listen to what John taught, particularly about repentance because it was a hallmark of his ministry. Matthew 3:1-12 has 6 lessons from him in that regard.