Go Straight to the Source

Matthew 11.2-10

Now when John heard in the prison the works of the Christ, he sent by his disciplesand said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good tidings preached to them.And blessed is he, whosoever shall find no occasion of stumbling in me.And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?But what went ye out to see? a man clothed in soft [raiment]? Behold, they that wear soft [raiment] are in king's houses.But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.


and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another? (Matt. 11:3 ) .

I do not know if you are Christian or not . If not , it is natural to ask the question above about Jesus . The Bible presents Jesus as the Son of God, as God himself made ​​man as the salvation for all ills of the world , including to make sense of my own life . Is it really ? Not much else testifying against it exist? If you are a Christian , one imagines that there is no such doubts - otherwise , why would a Christian? However , even so , we all know they do exist . Sometimes the figure of Jesus as the Son of God seems distant and something so fantastic that we ask ourselves : Am I not making a fool of myself with my faith ?

John the Baptist , who departed this question , Jesus knew . It was not until a relative of Jesus, given that their mothers were cousins ​​. John was also the first one announced with conviction that Jesus was the "Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world " ( John 1:29 ) and witnessed the confirmation of this by God when he baptized Jesus in the Jordan (John 1:32) . But suddenly appears a lot of reasons for him to ask : " Is it really ? " I'm sure you have read this message here , think at least worth thinking about it . Part of the process address these questions, so that the faith is not superficial. But how to solve the problem ? In fact the medium is obvious, and that's what John did : directed his question to Jesus himself - and received the answer you need , based on what he knew : the ancient promises of God . How about a suggestion ? Doubts about Jesus ? Talk to himself. Nobody better to inform and take the question .


Pastor and Missionary Zacchaeus