John 1:26-27. “John answered them saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth One among you, whom ye know not; He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.”
ONE AMONG YOU. THE WORD from the past and present and future: expressions deep; truths profound; unchanging in character; eternal in nature; established and powerful; authority unparalleled; in flesh among us; grace expressed.
THE LIGHT which lighteth every man: without casting shadows; from above and within; energy from the Source; darkness has no place; no man can hide; brilliance from the One who gives the sun light; revealing the dark world.
THE LAMB sacrificed for us: identifying with our need; bearing our sin; substituting Himself for us; speaking truth; leading the searchers; unknown by most; made manifest to the world; testified to by God; identified by the Spirit.
THE SON OF GOD, God drawing near: God has spoken to us; God continues to speak to us; God makes clear to us what He thinks of the Lord Jesus; the Holy Spirit identifies Him; the relationship between the Godhead remains unchanged; He is the same forever.
THE CHRIST sent from God: His mission is clear; He was sent from God to men; He was looked for; He was waited for; He came at the right time to the right place; He calls men to follow Him; He has a work to accomplish; He uses others in His work.
THE KING OF ISRAEL they had been looking for: to deliver them, to lead them; to teach them; to be one of them; to identify with them; “He came unto His own and His own received Him not”; any that receive Him are not just subjects, but children.
THE SON OF MAN is seen and heard: He’s one of our own kind; He is the God-man; hypostatic union is uniquely His; He will reign universally; God’s plans and purposes will always win in the end; angels will witness His coming and will identify Him publicly.
“O God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ: the unmistakable evidence of His coming, and His purpose in coming was clearly put on display. Today I can see the need of
people like me to be unmistakable in our Christian testimony of Him and to the people of our time and place. Whether it be in the public or among the believers I see today, I want to show Christ and His reality in me. I need help to do this right. Amen.”