My discipleship under Jesus Christ means I witness for Him, but I must be careful to be a biblical witness. Much witnessing around us today is nothing more than egotism in spiritual dress. John the Baptist is the biblical example of a true witness. “He was … sent to bear witness of that Light” (John 1:8, KJV). The ministry of witnessing for Jesus Christ is not expressed as a verb but as a noun. We do not “witness.” We are witnesses.
Many Christians are confused by the modern emphasis on “gifts.” The confusion lies in the fact that every Christian is supposed to have gifts, and the gifts are indications of something extra special.
The only gift every Christian has is a new life from God, the life of Jesus Christ. Since Jesus Himself was a Witness (Revelation 1:5), witnessing will be the normal result wherever He is. Witnessing is basically a state of being rather than a function of vocalizing.
John was not occupied with seeking and finding his gifts, but simply pointing to Jesus Christ as the Lamb of God. His ministry was to make men Christ-dependent, not John-dependent. The preoccupation with gifts can make us little gods in our own little kingdoms, the very opposite of what a witness is supposed to be. Because John was Christ-centered, his life was its own advertising campaign, encouraging others to follow Jesus.
No wonder Jesus said of him, “Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater” (Matthew 11:11, NIV). Yet in the same breath Jesus said the “least” of us could be as least as great as John. Lord, may others take notice of me for this one reason: that I have “been with Jesus” (Acts 4:13).
“Prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world” (Philippians 2:15).
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