I Am...

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