Matthew 11
Why would John ask if Jesus is the one? Hadn't he baptized Jesus? Why was he having doubts now? Doubt could come to him for many reasons. One reason for his doubts might be he had so much time to think while sitting in a dark prison cell. If Jesus was the savior, why was he in prison? Or maybe he had always envisioned the Messiah acting differently than Jesus was and it caused doubts. Whatever the reason, I believe that doubt is part of faith. Everyone at some point has questions and doubts, even John the Baptist. The issue is not whether we will have doubts, what is important is how we respond to our doubts. The greatest acts of faith come when in spite our doubts we still do the acts of faith. Doubt comes and goes but our actions are to remain constant.
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