 LIFE TOUCH November 1,2007 “The Voice”
October 25, 2007 October 15, 2007
There was a voice. The voice came from a man. The voice did not point out to others, “Here I am.” The voice took the opportunity to point to another. The voice spoke truth. The truth led others to see their need. There actual need was for that other. When that one need was met, there were no other needs.
This is truly the story of John the Baptist in the beginning of the book of John in the New Testament. John came as the voice of one crying in the desert, “Make straight the way for the Lord.”
When the time came as John was baptizing by the river Jordan, he looked up and saw Jesus walking by and told his disciples, “Behold the Lamb of God Who takes away the sin of the world.” John’s testimony of Jesus was this: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on Him. I would not have known Him, except that the One Who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The Man on Whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is He Who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and testify that this is the Son of God.” John also stated that he must decrease as the Son of God increases.
What a voice! What power! What authority! Is John the only one with that voice? As Paul the Apostle would state, “By no means!” It was set up from before the beginning of time that the church should have that voice yet! Each member of each church should speak this news with authority today to all of whom we come into contact with. “Behold, the Song of God, the Lamb which was slain for our sins. He, Jesus takes our sins away and gives us a new start on life in Him.”
It did not matter to Jesus what a person had been before. What really matters is that they have a chance to encounter Jesus today and have that opportunity to be cleaned from their sin and be able to make that new start in Him. When Jesus spoke to the woman caught in adultery, He gave her the very best words that can be spoken, “Neither do I condemn you, but go and sin no more.” If you have seen the Christ in your life and asked forgiveness for your sins and are following the Way that Christ has laid out for you, then you must also be the voice of one crying in the desert places of people’s lives shouting out “Behold, the Lamb of God, Jesus Christ, that can completely erase your sins from God’s very presence!” BE THAT VOICE!!!
Our Father, I ask that Jesus be our Savior today and that You will also empower us through Your Holy Spirit to give voice to what You have done for us so that others may know the truth of the Voice! We ask this in the power of the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior. Amen.
God’s richest blessing to you,
Pastor Jerry
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