REVEALING
CHRIST TO THE WORLD: Devotion for Thursday October 6, 2016
Text:
John 1:29 – 34 Memory verse: John
1 verse 31
If we, Christians truly appreciate what Christ
has done for us, there is no limit to the extent which we can reveal Him to the
world. What Christ had done for and is still doing for us are enough for us to shout
to the hearing of the world about them on daily basis. Unfortunately, we are too
quiet about Christ and all He does for us daily.
When Jesus Christ was commissioning the
disciples on the day of Ascension, He solemnly charged them and we the present day
disciples (Christians) by extension to be His witnesses (Acts 1:8); to tell the
world all we know about Him and all He has done to save humanity. That is the
only thing we can do to justify our redemption from the powers of sin, the
world and the devil. John saw Jesus coming to him, and pointed Him out as the
Lamb of God. His preaching centred on repentance, yet he told his followers
that they were to look to Jesus only for the pardon of their sins. John’s
purpose for baptizing people was to reveal Jesus to Israel. In other words, the
baptism he organised for people was a prelude to the manifestation of Christ to
Israel.
Just as John the Baptist had the mandate to
reveal Christ to Israelis, so we have been mandated to reveal Christ to our own
Jerusalem and to the uttermost part of this world. We can do this through the
life of Christ manifesting in us and through the word of God we preach to
people. John was a great example to Israel that was the reason they kept asking
if he was the Messiah. On our part we should reveal Christ to the world by
living out His life in us. This is one of the best ways to reveal Him.
Action:
As
you go forth into the world today, let the life of Christ be seen in you.
Prayer:
God, use me to reveal Jesus to the world through my words and action. 
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