A Preacher Called John<\/p>\n
There are many things that one could write concerning this remarkable<\/p>\n
man of God. He was the last prophet of the Old Testament and the first<\/p>\n
of the New Testament. He was the forerunner of the Lamb of God and a<\/p>\n
fearless prophet who would not soften the word of God; even for a king.<\/p>\n
What stands out to me in Gods testimony of John is his office as a preacher.<\/p>\n
It is as a preacher he was sent as the forerunner of Christ. All true<\/p>\n
preachers, of the gospel, are forerunners of Christ. They all make plain<\/p>\n
the way, make straight the path, and tell sinners of the Lamb who has<\/p>\n
come to take away the sin of the world. They all speak clearly of the<\/p>\n
Christ of the Old Testament and why he must become a man and die in our<\/p>\n
stead.<\/p>\n
There are some in our day, as there were in his, who doubt the necessity<\/p>\n
of gospel preaching. But know this before God would manifest the<\/p>\n
glorious person of his Son he would send a preacher to prepare the way.<\/p>\n
And so it shall be till the end of the gospel age. We will hear Gods<\/p>\n
ambassador of Christ and our hearts will be prepared to see his glory or<\/p>\n
we will write them off as something unessential and continue on in the<\/p>\n
darkness of traditional religion. When God sends his forerunner it is a<\/p>\n
pretty good indication that he is about to manifest the glory of his<\/p>\n
Son. May God prepare our hearts to hear them in just that way. \u2014 Darvin<\/p>\n
Pruitt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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