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Who is Jesus in your life? Who is He to you? Can you say "And this I know!" The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem wanted to know…so they sent priests and Levites to ask John himself. Who are you, John? There must have been a hint that they thought he might be the promised one from God. The crowds that came…the baptisms? Could John be the Messiah. John, came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.” Then who are you? Are you Elijah? No. I can see him shaking his head firmly. Are you the Prophet?’ they continued? No,” John answered. Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ” Now the Pharisees who had been sent 25questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands one you do not know. He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the World! This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ I myself did not know him, Let’s stop here. John didn’t know Jesus? What does John mean? They were cousins. Somewhere around 6 months apart in age. Surely, there were times they played together. So what is John saying? You can know someone without knowing them. Let me explain. If I asked you, do you know Michael Jordan?” You would probably answer something like, “Yeah! Yeah! It was one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is a legend.” While it is true you know about Mr. Jordan, that doesn’t mean you know him. You might know all his stats from his legendary basketball history, but you don’t know him unless you’ve spent time with Him. Unless you’ve built a relationship with him. John is saying, I didn’t know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.” Then he repeats himself again, I myself didn’t know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me, “ ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’ 34I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” John said, I didn’t know him, but “I have seen and I testify.” I know Him now. “I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.” And what about you, do you know Him? I’m not talking about the twisted view that our culture has painted of Him, but do you know Him personally. We can’t afford to put Him in our little box as if we could pull Him out when it’s convenient and return Him to that box when it’s not. Go to Scripture with fresh eyes. Allow Holy Spirit to show you Jesus like never before. Listen to His words. See His actions. See His passion. See His Father’s reflection. Who is Jesus in your life? Who is He to you? He is your way, your truth, your life. He is your bread of life. He is your living water. Please dear friend, don’t allow His words, His stories (accurate accounts) to become stale and lifeless. Come hungry to Scripture and feast, not just satisfy an appetite, but feast. Don’t singularly feed your mind with information, but feed your spirit, nourish your mind, nourish your spirit with the wisdom and light of Jesus. They tell me that often we think we are hungry, but it’s actually thirst that we are experiencing. Yet, because we think we are hungry we will eat instead of satisfying our thirst with water. Way too often we think we need a new something or other. We feel empty, so fill it with a good movie. We feel lonely so we go shopping and try fill the loneliness. I am convinced that way too often what we are feeling is the need for more Jesus. We need His fellowship. We need to access His joy, His peace, His Presence. Do you know Him? In probably the greatest sermon I have ever heard in my life Dr. S.M. Lockridge asks that question, “Do You Know Him?” then continues with powerful declarations of who He is. I’m including the link, but I want to share a few. He’s the sinner’s Saviour. He’s the centerpiece of civilization. He’s unparalleled. He’s unprecedented. He is the loftiest idea in literature He’s the highest personality in philosophy He’s the fundamental doctrine of true theology He’s the only one qualified to be an all sufficient Saviour I wonder if you know him today He supplies strength He’s available for the tempted   It’s so good! Here’s the link. https://youtu.be/yzqTFNfeDnE Here's the Books: Alexander MacLaren Expositions Link https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=MacLaren+Expositions+Of+Holy+Scripture&submit_search=Go!