John the Baptist

 

John the Baptist was chosen to prepare the way for Jesus, our Savior!  A voice of one calling in the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 
Isaiah 40:3 (NIV)

John's birth was a miracle.  You'll want to look this up in chapter one of Luke.  When it came time to name the child, His father, Zechariah, spoke of what would be John’s task here on earth.  

This is a part of Zechariah’s prophecy.

“And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
    for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
 to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins,
 because of the tender mercy of our God,
    by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven
 to shine on those living in darkness
    and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the path of peace.”  
Luke 1:76-79 (NIV) 

John would be the one to tell of the coming of Jesus, our Savior.  His words would tell his world and ours 
just who the savior would be.