It starts with ONE

     It all starts with ONE.  In John 1:26, John the Baptist told the Pharisees, "there standeth ONE among you, whom ye know not".  They had questioned John on whether he was the Christ or not, to which he refused.  He let them know that he was not the ONE, but that the ONE was among them.  John 1:1-2 tells us about that ONE, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  The same was in the beginning with God."  It all starts with the Lord Jesus Christ.  He is the Word of John 1:1.  Verse 14 says, "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us,".  Jesus was the ONE that John told the Pharisees about.
     "The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."  He goes on to tell those who were there that day, that Jesus was the ONE that he had told them about.  John declared that he was not the ONE, but that Christ was the ONE.  Jesus is the ONE that can save you from your sins.  Jesus is the ONE that can wash you and make you whole.  He is the ONE that can heal the hurt, and comfort the brokenhearted.  The very next day, John again sees Jesus and repeats the phrase that he has said the day before, "Behold, the Lamb of God."  John spent his life pointing people not to himself or his own ministry, but to the ONE, Jesus Christ.
     Wherever you find yourself in life, I want you to know that it all starts with Jesus.  He is the ONE that you need.  If you have never had your sins forgiven, He is the ONE that can forgive you.  If you have walked away from the Lord, He is the ONE that can restore you.  If you are discouraged, He is the ONE that can lift you up.  It all starts with ONE.  And His name is Jesus.  "Behold, the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world."