The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29
Have you ever considered that the disciples were not the “best and the brightest.” They were not the sharpest knives in the drawer or the cream of the crop. Now Paul was a really bright guy, but it was not his intellectual prowess which was his greatest witnessing tool, but his story of his meeting with the Savior that day on the road. His real testimony was his conversion from principal prosecutor of the church to its greatest apostle. His writings are wonderful, but we know they came from the mind of God. His real work involved dangerous and courageous travel through much of the known world, introducing men to Jesus.
We don’t have a collection of brilliant writings from John the Baptist; yet he accumulated a considerable following living a bare bones life in the desert. His words in John 1:29 contain his entire message: Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
We need to get over the intimidation of not being seminary graduates. We have to get past the excuse of not being smart enough to convince others that they need to be Christians. We just need to do what John the Baptist did and what Paul did: introduce folks to Jesus and tell what He has done for us.
These thoughts are, of course, not completely original. They are based on today’s devotional for DavidJeremiah.org. I highly recommend that website where you can watch the weekly television programs or listen to the daily radio show. There is an app available for your smart phone or you can sign up for daily devotionals. I will summarize my recommendation as follows: Rosemary and I have never heard or seen a message for Dr. Jeremiah which we questioned in any way. Try it. You might be able to fool me, but not Rose.
But even more importantly, tell someone today, “Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.”
Nick
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