John Questions

Luke 7:18-28

Have you ever wondered about Jesus? I know I have, and I am certain that I am not alone. How is it that he died for us and did He really do so. Is this just a story? How are we to truly know what the situation was?

And after we have asked our zillion questions for the zillionth time, we feel as if we shouldn’t have asked such questions. And yet we do. It is hard to believe something we don’t see with our own eyes; that we don’t experience. And so we fall on our knees and ask God to forgive our unbelief. The good thing is that He does forgive us…over and over again.

But what about John the Baptist? He had seen and heard of Jesus’ miracles. He knew Jesus had raised someone from the dead and had fed the thousands of people. He also knew that Jesus had preached the Good News to many people.

And yet John sent his friends to Jesus to ask if He were really the Messiah or was there another person for whom they were waiting. Doesn’t this seem odd to you? But we must remember that when John asked the questions, he was in Herod’s jail. He undoubtedly was relatively certain that he was not going to leave the jail alive. John just needed, like we all do, to be reassured that Jesus is Christ, the Messiah.

If John needed reassurance, perhaps we should not be quite so hard on ourselves when at such a distance in time, we ask the same questions, “Is it really you, Lord? Are you really the Messiah?” And the answer is yes, it is He who stands beside us all the time. But we do need to look to see Him.

Carol

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