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