Who are you?  How would you answer that question?  When John the Baptist was asked, he gave an unexpected answer.  He could have said he was Elijah or the Prophet.  Jesus later declared that he was.  However he chose to point to one who was greater.  It wasn’t that he suffered from low self esteem or insecurity.  John knew who he was!

 

Not only did John know who he was, he knew why he had come.  His mission was to point men and women to one who was greater – to Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God, the one who takes away the sin of the world and baptizes with the Holy Spirit.  Yes, the Son of God.  John’s longing was to see Jesus revealed in his generation.

Do you know who you are?  Do you know your mission?  If you have received Christ, then you are a child of God.  Whether you are a secretary, a factory worker, a student or an engineer, your mission is to point others to Jesus.  In our society today the focus is all about my rights and my needs.  Self!  Let’s not be swayed by the world’s culture, but let’s follow the example of men like John.

 

John knew who he was, but he wasn’t focused on himself.  What made him great was that he pointed others to Jesus.  More than ever the world needs to have a revelation of Jesus.  May they see him in and through us.  May we point others to him.  This is our mission.