Luke 7
One of the most controversial passages in the whole Gospel
is the sending of the messengers by John the Baptizer. He sends them with a question:
“are you the one? Or should we wait for another?” We know that he jumped in the
womb of Elizabeth, he was the one who pointed to Jesus saying: “This is the
Lamb of God, who takes away the sins of the world,” he was the one who baptized
Jesus and saw the dove descending on the Messiah… There are so many facts describing
faithfulness of John.
Then why did he send his disciples with the question. I
believe we have one of the most glorious examples of a disciple promoting the
Master, the LORD. John sent his followers to see for themselves Who is in front
of them. The One who would help the blind to receive sight, the lame to walk,
who cleansed the lepers, and deaf received their hearing, death were raised up
and the good news was preached to the poor [of spirit] (Lk. 7:22). John tells
them to ask the question from the first person: “should WE wait another?” And
the answer is no, you shouldn’t for “blessed is the one who is not offended by
me” (Lk. 7:23).
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