If you have doubts, you are not alone. Many heroes of the Bible found themselves doubting God: Abraham, Moses, and David among others.
Think about John the Baptist. He was touched by God while still in the womb—he leaped inside his mother when he heard the voice of Mary nearby. His whole life was escorting the Messiah into the nation of Israel. He knew he played the role of Elijah, crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord!” Mark 1:3. God brought the Jews to John by the hundreds.
When Jesus showed up for baptism, the Holy Spirit spoke to John and he KNEW he was looking at one “whose sandals I am not worthy to untie” Luke 3:16.
And he probably thought: Yes, I have known my cousin for 30 years and of course, he is the long-awaited Messiah. Why didn’t I see it before?
John baptized Jesus and heard the voice only he and Jesus could hear: “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased” Matthew 3:17. After that, the ministry of Jesus attracted crowds larger than anything John had seen. And John explained to his disciples that Jesus’s growing ministry was the whole point of John’s life. He summed it up: “HE MUST INCREASE, BUT I MUST DECREASE” John 3:30.
John understood that God had given him a front-row seat to the life and work of the Savior. Jesus even said, “among those born of women, there is no one greater than John” Luke 7:28.
But who had doubts? JOHN THE BAPTIST HAD DOUBTS.
From a dungeon, John sent two of his disciples to Jesus to ask a question: “Are you the One who is to come or should we look for someone else?” Luke 7:20.
What did Jesus do? Did He criticize John, or say—”How could you doubt ME? You are my herald, my announcer, my agent, my press secretary. How can you ask such a thing?”
No. Jesus encouraged him. He knew the devil’s lies.
Remember—
“DON’T DOUBT IN THE DARKNESS WHAT GOD TOLD YOU IN THE LIGHT.”
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