TEXT JOHN 1:19-23
TOPIC : IDENTITY AND PREDESTINATION
[19]And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
[20]And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
[21]And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
[22]Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
[23]He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
John the Baptist started out very well because he understood his identity.
Many people thought that he was the Christ but he did not claim who he was not.
His understanding of his identity was so strong that it's power resonated through his words.
His words convicted the worst sinners and brought them to their knees in repentance.
Trouble began when he lost his identity in the midst of his crisis.
"And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
"When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?(Luke 7:19-20)
Here was the same John who baptized Jesus doubting the person of Jesus.
What happened to john?
How could he have lost his identity?
Where did he lose it?
Jesus said he was the greatest man born by a woman but he lost his head after losing his identity to the carnal dance of a teenager.
What a disaster.
God bless you.
With the God I serve, nothing shall be impossible.
Your case is not bigger than God.
May you have a God filled day in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Your Victory is already guaranteed
It is well, do not give up, with God all things are possible
(Please be a blessing to seven persons by sending to them devotionals)
For further reading,
1 Chronicles 13.
Pastor Obi Ejikeme
Senior Pastor
House of faith, Nigeria
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