In His Image Ministries

Sunday October 29 Bible Reading:     John 1: 26 - 34 Topic:                  John The Baptist Proclaims Yesterday's reading showed John the Baptist declaring himself "a voice calling in the desert, make straight the way of the Lord" (a quotation from Isa. 40: 3) In today's text, John saw Jesus coming towards him where he was baptising converts in the River Jordan and announces (v. 29) "look the Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world" In humility we see John taking the humbler place in speaking about Jesus as "A Man Who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me ... Who will baptize with the Holy Spirit ...." (v. 30, 33) In v. 27, John the Baptist said he was not even worthy to be Christ's slave, to perform the humble task of unfastening His shoes. But in Luke 7: 28, Jesus had given a testimony that John was the...

Saturday October 28 Bible Reading:     John 1: 17 - 25 Topic:                   Maintain Your Life With God The text shows a conversation between the Jews of Jerusalem sent as emissaries (Priests and Levites) and John the Baptist on who he was. These were Pharisees and they had many reasons to see John the Baptist: 1. John's new teaching; 2. if he had the credentials of a Prophet; 3.  why he had quite a following and it was growing. To all the questions asked (v. 21 - 22) John gave an answer: "I am the voice ....." (v. 23; Isa. 40: 3) He was a voice, a herald or forerunner to some other Greater, Who was coming - Jesus Christ the Son of God and the Messiah of Israel. The question of the Pharisees in v. 25 was about the Gentiles. We learn a great lesson throughout this epistle between John and the Jewish Teachers that we are to be onl...