“The RoseBouquet”

When Jesus had given His disciples His basic starter course, He took them along on a preaching tour in the towns of Galilee.

John the Baptist was sitting in King Herod’s prison, doing a lot of thinking. When his own disciples came to tell him what Jesus was doing, he had to find out. John had been convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, but sitting inactive in a dungeon can give anyone doubts, so now he needed reassurance that Jesus was really the One they had all expected and longed for. The One for whom he himself had preached and paved a way. So he sent his disciples to ask Jesus, “Are You the One?”

Jesus understood that seeing is believing for a lot of folks, and poor John couldn’t see from where he was all that was happening in Jesus’ ministry. He told the envoys, “Tell John what you are seeing and hearing here. Tell him about the blind receiving sight, the lame walking, the deaf hearing, dead rising back to life, and how the good news is preached to the poor.”

Jesus added, “Blessed is the man who does not fall away on account of me.” (vs.6). In other words, don’t lose your faith.

You and I may be in a place where we don’t get to see many miracles. Maybe we’re prison-bound or stuck in a house or a bed of sickness. Our thoughts might be going round and round too, like John the Baptist’s and we wonder - is Jesus really the Son of God sent to save us? Does He really have the power others say?

That’s when we need to spend extra time in the Bible, re-reading over and over these stories of Jesus, until they become engraved and real in our minds. It’s only as we “see and hear” all these things our faith begins to grow, and we are sure beyond a shadow of doubt. As Jesus said, don’t fall away; keep believing in Him.

PRAYER: Yes, Lord, when I’m in a lonely spot, I have to work extra hard to keep You front and foremost in my mind and heart at all times. It’s so-o very easy to let doubts creep into the silence and blank spaces. Please help me to keep fixed on You!

+++++Jesus is my King+++++Jesus is my King+++++

Blessings on you Today!
Ruth Marlene Friesen

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