[Faith-talk] Fwd: Today's Turning Point with David Jeremiah

[eric calhoun]

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> Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 06:00:02 -0600 (CST)
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> Subject: Today's Turning Point with David Jeremiah
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> Today's Turning Point
> 
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> 
> Thursday, January 10
> 
> Who Am I?
> 
> [John the Baptist] said: "I am the voice of one
> crying in the wilderness: 'Make straight the way of
> the Lord,' as the prophet Isaiah said."
> John 1:23
> 
> Recommended Reading
> John 1:19-23
> 
> God said, "I AM WHO I AM." Abraham said, "I am old."
> Jacob said, "I am Esau your firstborn." Moses said,
> "I am not eloquent." Gideon said, "I am the least in
> my father's house." Ruth said, "I am a foreigner."
> Nehemiah said, "I am doing a great work." Job said,
> "I am a brother of jackals." Jesus said, "I am the
> door, the light, the bread, the Good Shepherd." Paul
> said, "I am the chief of sinners."
> 
> How would you answer the question, "Who are you?"
> When John the Baptist was asked that question, he
> spoke without hesitation: "I am the voice." John was
> not confused and he did not stutter. He knew exactly
> who he was and what he was called to do. He was "the
> voice." His calling was to speak--to announce the
> coming of the kingdom of God and of the Messiah of
> Israel. It didn't bother John that he wasn't the
> Messiah. The only thing that would have bothered him
> was not to speak clearly. John was a satisfied man,
> confident and content in his knowledge of himself.
> 
> Can you say the same about yourself? Take a moment
> and fill in the blank: "I am." Then decide, "How
> happy am I with my answer?" If
> you're not sure about either, ask God for His
> insight.
> 
> Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God
> from us.
> A. W. Tozer
> 
> Read-Thru-the-Bible
> Genesis 30:1 - 31:55
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