Swear

"He was not the Light, but he came to tell about the Light," John 1:8.

Who wasn't the light? baptizing John wasn't. So who was John? a witness. God sent John out to testify. To swear Jesus was the true light that shines in darkness. John said, He was before me. (Wait, wasn't John six months older than Jesus?) John said, I am not the Christ. John said, I am not Elijah. John said, I am not the prophet. John said, I am a wilderness voice calling out: Make the way of the Lord straight! John said, I am not worthy to kneel in front and untie his sandal. John said, Look! Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Witness John said, I'm telling you, he's the Son of God. John said, He must increase and I must decrease.

We visit today with a brother or sister and we testify with John that the Lamb has taken away our own sins, too. And, together, we give thanks for testimony that points out from our mess, up to the lifted Christ.