Judges 9-10:5; Isaiah 30:1-33; 1 Corinthians 9:1-23
Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another? Matthew 11:3
John the Baptist was a rugged individual, well used to the wide desert places. With Spirit filled power, he had proclaimed a powerful message of repentance and crowds flocked to hear him. Now confined to a prison cell, he began to doubt. He must have wondered whether he had achieved anything, as he could only look forward to more imprisonment and probable execution. He started to doubt the reality of Jesus as the Messiah. Doubt is understandable but doubt is swept away by overwhelming evidence and that was what Jesus gave as He described the miracles He performed and the powerful message He delivered. —Paul Young
When doubts and fears arise, teach me Thy way!
When storms o’erspread the skies, teach me Thy way! —B.M. Ramsey