Little John the Baptists

Reading through Zechariah's prophecy in the beginning of Luke chapter 2:

"And you, child [John], will be called the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to prepare His ways, to give knowledge of salvation to His people in the forgiveness of their sins, because of the tender mercy of our God, whereby the sunrise shall visit us from on high to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

And the thought occurred to me, are not all of God's children, in a sense, little John the Baptists? We are called to prepare the way for Him and His presence and His kingdom as we walk through our life. We are all called to give knowledge of salvation to His people, to everyone wherever we go. And as we do that, His light will begin to shine on those who sit in darkness and shadows of death, and He will guide our feet into peaceful paths.