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John 1:19-28
John 1:19-28
The religious establishment sent a special committee to the Jordan River to investigate the ministry of John the Baptist, to interrogate him. They wanted to know who he was and what he was doing. They asked him in John 1:22, “What do you say of yourself?” Now if you ask that question to some people, they would swell with pride, take a deep breath and start talking about themselves. We like to talk about ourselves, especially if we have something good to talk about. But you know John the Baptist didn’t talk about himself. How would you answer that question if someone said to you, “What do you say about yourself?” John began to talk about the Lord Jesus Christ. We don’t really know ourselves. Oh you say, “I can talk about myself!” We don’t really know ourselves.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). And if we did really know ourselves, would we tell the truth about ourselves? How many of us would really say, “Well, you’ve asked who I am. I’ll tell you who I am. I’m a liar occasionally and occasionally I lose my temper and occasionally I do things I shouldn’t do.” I don’t think we’d like to talk about that. John the Baptist did not talk about himself. He talked about the Lord Jesus and at the same time told them what he was doing. He said, “I’m the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make straight the way of the Lord.” He’s the Word. I’m just the voice! Now you can’t see a voice. You can hear a voice. He said it’s not important that you see me or know about me; just listen to what I’m saying. I’m the voice pointing to the Word. I’m just a lamp. He’s the light! Were He not in my life, I could not shine. I’m just the best man at the wedding. He’s the bridegroom! He must increase, I must decrease.
Today let’s not spend so much time talking about ourselves, and if we do talk about ourselves, let’s do like John the Baptist. Relate it all to the Lord Jesus Christ. We have so many opportunities all day long. Just quietly lovingly to tell people what Jesus Christ means to us. This doesn’t mean we become obnoxious. It simply means we become good witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ, and who knows? Someone today may hear your witness and turn from the darkness and believe in the Light.
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The religious establishment sent a special committee to the Jordan River to investigate the ministry of John the Baptist, to interrogate him. They wanted to know who he was and what he was doing. They asked him in John 1:22, “What do you say of yourself?” Now if you ask that question to some people, they would swell with pride, take a deep breath and start talking about themselves. We like to talk about ourselves, especially if we have something good to talk about. But you know John the Baptist didn’t talk about himself. How would you answer that question if someone said to you, “What do you say about yourself?” John began to talk about the Lord Jesus Christ. We don’t really know ourselves. Oh you say, “I can talk about myself!” We don’t really know ourselves.
“The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked; Who can know it?” (Jeremiah 17:9). And if we did really know ourselves, would we tell the truth about ourselves? How many of us would really say, “Well, you’ve asked who I am. I’ll tell you who I am. I’m a liar occasionally and occasionally I lose my temper and occasionally I do things I shouldn’t do.” I don’t think we’d like to talk about that. John the Baptist did not talk about himself. He talked about the Lord Jesus and at the same time told them what he was doing. He said, “I’m the voice of one crying in the wilderness. Make straight the way of the Lord.” He’s the Word. I’m just the voice! Now you can’t see a voice. You can hear a voice. He said it’s not important that you see me or know about me; just listen to what I’m saying. I’m the voice pointing to the Word. I’m just a lamp. He’s the light! Were He not in my life, I could not shine. I’m just the best man at the wedding. He’s the bridegroom! He must increase, I must decrease.
Today let’s not spend so much time talking about ourselves, and if we do talk about ourselves, let’s do like John the Baptist. Relate it all to the Lord Jesus Christ. We have so many opportunities all day long. Just quietly lovingly to tell people what Jesus Christ means to us. This doesn’t mean we become obnoxious. It simply means we become good witnesses for the Lord Jesus Christ, and who knows? Someone today may hear your witness and turn from the darkness and believe in the Light.