Not the Light...

There came a man who was sent from God; his name was John. He
came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all men
might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the
light. (John 1:6-8)

It is an amazing and humling thought to think that God uses people! John the Baptist was chosen by God to introduce Jesus to the world. Jesus was the eternal Son of God who left heaven to come to earth, but he uses a man who lived in the desert, eating locusts and wild honey and wearing camel skins, to annouce his coming to earth...

Is this not a crazy thing? Is this not a humbling thing?

John was not the Light, but he was put here to testify to the Light.

There was a man...

John was a man. A real person. God uses people! He uses us today, not because he has to, but because he chooses to. This should give us a passion because God has given us a purpose.

Sent from God...

Because God sends us, we must understand that we have a mission while we are still on earth. God sends us out to our community to make a difference in the lives of the people around us. We are sent!

He came as a witness...

We are to tell our story of who Jesus is and what he has done in our life. To be a witness is to tell what we saw... If Jesus has made a difference in our lives then we will be a witness to it!

About the Light...

Our witness should not be about ourselves, but about Jesus who is the Light. Jesus comes into the dark world and dispels the light and that is to be our witness. The world is a dark and dreary place that desperately needs to hear about the Light. That is our duty.

That all might believe...

The reason that witness is for all around us to believe. We show and live Jesus out in the real world so that others can believe that He is the Christ, the Son of the Living God who takes away sin.

He was not the Light...

John was not the Light...and neither are we...and neither is our Church...

We show Jesus...that is the Gospel... Jesus is the Light that we show!

But came as a witness to the Light...

This was John's purpose: to be a witness to the Light! Should our purpose be any different? We should be all about sharing Jesus to the lost and dying world that is in complete and utter darkness.

We are witnesses to the light:

1. God sends people
2. We witness
3. People believe

thats the plan...