Jesus the Lamb of God

John 1:29-34

 ²⁹The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! ³⁰This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.' ³¹I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel."

 ³²Then John gave this testimony: "I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.³³I would not have known him, except that the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is he who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.' ³⁴I have seen and I testify that this is the Son of God."

Imagine being on the banks of the river, seeing John baptizing people and speaking the word of God. Then Jesus comes walking towards him and John proclaims Him to be the Son of God. Imagine being able to witness Jesus' baptism, seeing the sky open up and a dove descend upon Him. How would you have reacted? Would you have  picked up everything and followed Him? Do you follow Him now?

Our hope

1 Thes 4:13-14

Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.


Whenever a loved one passes, it brings about an opportunity to witness to those friends and family who do not know the Lord. These words written by the Apostle Paul give us hope that we will be with Jesus when we die and will return with Jesus when He returns to earth.This is great news and we should be ready to let anyone know whenever we have the opportunity. Remember what Peter tells us in 1 Peter 3:15 : "Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have." 

Would you open the door?

Revelation 3:20:


'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me. 


Hearing Jesus' voice and opening the door is not always easy. We know that if we open that door, there may be things we do not to be seen. So instead, we keep the door closed and ignore the voice. 


What is it we are afraid of hearing? Is there a pet sin in out life that we're afraid we'll have to give up? Are we afraid of what people will think if we invite Jesus in? Is there something in our past we don't want exposed?