John The Baptist Wasn't The Point

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John 1:8

8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

 
 

John the Baptist was an electric figure in 1st century Judea, but as important as he was, John the author wants us to understand that his only job was to testify about the Light of the World.

In some ways, nothing has changed: we all have important work to accomplish, but that work is all in service of pointing people to Jesus, who is the light of the world.

QUESTION OF THE DAY

How could you use the first interaction you have with someone after reading this sentence to point toward Jesus?

 

P.S. Have you been working on memorizing your verses? We should have learned through verse 8 today. If you’re behind, catch up over the weekend. Remember, by January 24 my goal is to have memorized verses 1–18.