Matthew 11:2-11 "When in Doubt"

Matthew 11:2-6

 John the Baptist, who was in prison, heard about all the things the Messiah was doing. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus,  “Are you the Messiah we’ve been expecting, or should we keep looking for someone else?”

 Jesus told them, “Go back to John and tell him what you have heard and seen— the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised to life, and the Good News is being preached to the poor. And tell him, ‘God blesses those who do not turn away because of me.’”

John the Baptist, preparer of the way for Jesus and lone voice in the wilderness has doubt! How can this be?

Everyone has doubts and times that they question the things happening around them. This can be very distressing.

This can be even more distressing if you believe God has told you things would be one way and they appear another.

However, John's way of dealing with this doubt is a good example of how we too can handle doubts as they arise; and they will arise. Take your doubts to Jesus.
Matthew 11:7-11

 As John’s disciples were leaving, Jesus began talking about him to the crowds. “What kind of man did you go into the wilderness to see? Was he a weak reed, swayed by every breath of wind? Or were you expecting to see a man dressed in expensive clothes? No, people with expensive clothes live in palaces. Were you looking for a prophet? Yes, and he is more than a prophet. John is the man to whom the Scriptures refer when they say,

 ‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
and he will prepare your way before you.’"

“I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!

I take heart from this, even the greatest person under the Law has doubts and seeks guidance from Jesus. When doubts assail me and I start to look at my surroundings without the eyes of God, I can turn back to Jesus and bring my burdens and worries to Him, knowing full well that He is able to show me the way and be an advocate for me in Heaven as I am for Him on earth.

Amen

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