Fundamentally, our
Lord's message was Himself.
He did not come merely
to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel.
He did not come merely
to give bread; He said, "I am the bread."
He did not come merely
to shed light; He said, "I am the light."
He did not come merely
to show the door; He said, "I am the door."
He did not come merely
to name a shepherd; He said, "I am the shepherd."
He did not come merely
to point the way; He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life."
J. Sidlow Baxter
