MIDWEEK MEDITATION

There was a man sent from God whose name was John.  He came as a witness to testify concerning that light, so that through him all might believe. He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

                                        John 1:6-8

There was a man sent from heaven who didn’t always feel heaven sent. And yet the all-powerful God, who is beyond all space and time, sent this man named John into the world with an extraordinary purpose: to be a witness. 

John had seen a light. It wasn’t like a switch turned on or even something at the end of a tunnel; it was more like a dawning. Light was coming into the world. Life was coming into the world. And no matter how deep the darkness was, it couldn’t overcome that light. This man, who was sent from God, was so caught up in what he was witnessing that he spoke up and he spoke out. 

John didn’t speak up because he felt heaven sent. He knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that he wasn’t the light. No, John spoke because of what he witnessed and because of that, the God who sent him into the world used him to change the world. 

Father, would you work though me today to bring your light and life to those around me? Laying aside false humility, I want people to believe in You through me, not because I feel worthy, but because You are worthy.