When in doubt

When in doubt

Bible: Matthew 11:1-6

Reading

Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else? (V.3).

John the Baptist was stuck in prison and confused about Jesus. He may well have wondered: Is Jesus the promised Rescuer? Is He who I thought? Have I believed the right Person? Surely if Jesus is who He says He is, I shouldn’t have got thrown into prison? Perhaps lots of big questions about God make their way through your mind as well: Is Jesus really the Saviour? Have my sins been forgiven? Can I trust the Bible? Will I be raised from the dead? Am I going to heaven? Is this
all real or just a fake? Most of us ask questions like these from time to time. I do—especially on those dark days when everything seems to be going wrong and there’s no happy ending in sight.
These questions are not a problem. We don’t have to pretend we have it all together. In fact, we need to do what John the Baptist did: bring our questions and doubts to Jesus. In His time and in His good way He will make us confident in who He is and what He is doing in our lives. Jesus didn’t leave John to suffer with doubt. He sent a message of the miracles He had done and the good news He had shared (MATTHEW 11:4-6). “God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid’ ” (HEBREWS 13:5-6).

GOD IS BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE

AND ANSWER OUR DOUBTS

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