Witnesses!

Of this man’s posterity God has brought to Israel a Savior, Jesus, as he promised; before his coming John had already proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel. And as John was finishing his work, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of the sandals on his feet.’ “My brothers, you descendants of Abraham’s family, and others who fear God, to us the message of this salvation has been sent. Because the residents of Jerusalem and their leaders did not recognize him or understand the words of the prophets that are read every sabbath, they fulfilled those words by condemning him. Even though they found no cause for a sentence of death, they asked Pilate to have him killed. When they had carried out everything that was written about him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead; and for many days he appeared to those who came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, and they are now his witnesses to the people. And we bring you the good news that what God promised to our ancestors he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising Jesus; (Acts 13:23-33a, NRSV)

John was here and proclaimed the coming of the Messiah, one we needed to prepare to meet, for He would save us. John never claimed to be the savior, but pointed to Him, as did Peter, and the disciples, and many others…

And even though the church leaders of John’s day found nothing in Jesus to convict Him, they still took Him to Pilate and had Him tried and then hung on a cross for us, His children.

Who was a witness to you?

Who told you the story?

Who helped you understand the love God has for you?

Who can you tell?

Who can you help know the love God has for them?

You see, you are a witness, and called by God, through Jesus to go into the world and tell the story, bot to everyone, but to one…

Who are you going to be a witness for?

Not necessarily in words, but in how you live your life for Him?

For they witnessed, and many believed, and those who believed witnessed and so on down to you, and now it is our turn… So go therefore and be a witness to the love we all have available to us!