Recognition

“The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”John‬ ‭1‬:‭29‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

John was able to recognise Jesus as the Messiah. How was he able to do that?

“And John testified, “I watched the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and He rested on Him. I didn’t know Him, but He who sent me to baptize with water told me, ‘The One you see the Spirit descending and resting on — He is the One who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’ I have seen and testified that He is the Son of God! ”John‬ ‭1‬:‭32‬-‭34‬ ‭HCSB‬‬

Jesus was John’s cousin. As John had grown up in the wilderness perhaps they had little to do with each other, John’s parents were old at conception and although they knew about Jesus, John may have not. Or else he was stating that he received his revelation from God and not man.

How do we know Jesus is the Messiah? We also have a divine revelation, our eyes are opened to the fullness of Jesus in the scripture. The Holy Spirit also works in us to reveal Jesus. I remember the day it happened for me. Suddenly I could read scripture and know that Jesus was all it said He was and He was my personal saviour.

This same revelation is wanting to be made available to all mankind, and it so our task to take the good news, just as John had done. Amen!