Isaiah 10:5-19
Psalms 40, 51, 54
2 Peter 2:17-22
Matthew 11:2-15
Matthew 11:2-15
John
was in prison wondering what was going on with his circumstances and Jesus the
one he himself announced to be the Lamb of God. John probably did not
understand as he asked the question, “Are you the one that was to come?”
Jesus
told John’s disciples to go and report to John what you see and hear. The blind
see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up
and the poor have the Good News preached to them. Jesus was fulfilling the
messianic scriptures yet they did not expect a suffering servant.
We
too are surrounded by signs and circumstances we do not understand, allowed by
God for our spiritual maturity as we yield to Him. We ask that we might see the
truth clearly through the power of the Holy Spirit; hear Him speak to our
hearts in faith.
Jesus
has come as prophesied by John the Baptist, the trailblazer prophet, the spirit
of Elijah. Jesus was the one that was to come, is come and He will come again
in victory as a conquering king. See the signs of the times and hear the voice
of the Spirit in your heart anew this Christmas. “He that hath ears to hear,
let him hear.” Matthew 11:15
Joyce Westlake