ONLY JESUS CAN SOLVE ALL OUR DOUBTS
“ ... John sent his disciples to (Jesus) to ask him, “Are you the One who is to come, ...?”
- Matthew 11: 2, 3
John the Baptist was arrested and put in prison by Herod because he had been saying to Herod that it is not lawful for him to have Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip. While he was in prison, John the Baptist had his own doubts whether Jesus was the coming Messiah. We should keep in mind that John had clear experiences with Jesus earlier that made him to believe that Jesus was the Messiah.
For example, he testified in John 1:32, “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on Him.” Besides, he also heard a voice from heaven that said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:17) Clearly John the Baptist SAW and HEARD, and thus testified that Jesus was the Son of God. No believer could have come close to the special revelations that John received from God. In truth, he was so privileged to experience the glorious display of the Trinity - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit! One might think how much more evidence would anyone need? So why did he ask such a question? Actually John was perplexed and he needed clarification, for he had expected the Messiah to overcome wickedness, judge sin and bring His kingdom.
Dear friends, we too may have many questions and doubts. Even the saints of God, like Abraham, Moses, Gideon and the apostles had their moments of doubts. Questioning and doubting are understandable human responses. But instead of trying to solve our doubts by our own logic or by our own reasoning, or running to other people for counsel, let us take them to Jesus as John the Baptist did. For only in Jesus we have the right answer for all our questions.
PRAYER: Dear Lord, like the Jews of those days, John seemed to have expected Jesus to set up earthly kingdom. To settle his doubts, he sent his disciples to put his question to Jesus directly. Like John, let me be willing to set aside all preconceived ideas and turn to You to clear all my doubts. Amen.
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