Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 40:1-5
by: Victoria Shephard.
Who was John the Baptist? No, he was not the first Seventh Day Baptist! Years before John was the answer to an elderly couple’s prayers, God gave Isaiah this message, a message John quotes as referring to him. John came to prepare the people for Jesus’ coming, like a farmer breaking up hard soil to prepare for planting. Not everyone wanted to hear the message, which is why he was eventually thrown in prison and later beheaded. We remember him as being faithful to his calling—no matter how hard that road was to walk.