Read: Matthew 8:1-13; Luke 7
Jesus said that John the Baptist was more than a prophet - he was a messenger. Every church age in Revelation has a messenger that is the messenger of that age. John the Baptist was the messenger to usher in the new age of the Messiah. He was only on earth long enough to do that and died at a very young age. He had fulfilled his assignment on earth. When John was in prison, he sent his disciples to ask Jesus if he was the Messiah or not. What he was really wanting to know was why he hadn’t come and released him from prison since that is what the prophets had prophesied about the Messiah in Isaiah.
Jesus answered John’s disciples by telling him all the things he was doing then he said, “blessed are those who are not offended in me.” In other words, he was saying, stop wondering why I am not doing what you think I should be doing for you and look at what I am doing. This is a message to us also. It is easy to get upset at what doesn’t happen for us and the prayers that don’t get answered when we think they should and how we think they should instead of remembering all the miraculous things God has done for us in the past. God said that if we sought him first then all the other things would fall into place.
Lord, help us to remember to be thankful and praise you for all the things your are and that you have done.
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