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"Are You the One? Or shall we look for another?"

Poor John the Baptist. Who can blame him for second-guessing whether or not Jesus was the Messiah, when he--arguably Jesus' greatest promoter--had been thrown in the slammer by King Herod for speaking up against unrighteousness?

Was this how it was supposed to go for John? Was this God's plan for his life, that his head end up on a cake plate at Herod's birthday party?

John was willing to give up his reputation and even his God-ordained ministry for Jesus, if that's what it took. Hadn't he said, "He must increase, but I must decrease"?

Sometimes, though, in the process of laying it all down again, you end up asking the hardest question of all, just to be sure.

"Are You the One? Or shall I look for another?"

"The blind see, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the gospel is preached to the poor."

He's still the One.

Posted by Katy on 07/07/03 at 08:09 AM

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Thanks for that. I needed to hear that today.

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Posted by Ellen on 07/08/03 at 04:01 PM
me too. how easy it is to get discouraged when things don't quite go your way. it's easy to begin wondering if we're on the right path to begin with. how good it is to know that even when we may falter, He never does.
Posted by jenn d on 07/12/03 at 10:14 AM
i'm wrestling in the pit of frutration moment by moment these days...are my current weights and measures really God's plan for me or simply the result of thoughtless choices i made years ago? i need that encouragement, too, katy, thanks.
Posted by lisa on 07/12/03 at 08:04 PM
Ellen, You're welcome. Jenn, Yes. Even when we are faithless, He remains faithful. How great is that? Lisa, I'm becoming more sure that even the "thoughtless choices" are totally redeemable, that He shapes them and then fits them into His bigger purpose for us. You are on His path! 
Posted by katy on 07/20/03 at 08:21 AM

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