Today's daily lesson comes from Matthew chapter 11 verses 2 and 3:
2 Now when John heard in prison about the deeds of the Christ, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or shall we look for another?”
At some point in life we all come to the place where John is.
The cancer is terminal. The layoffs got your department. The pregnancy is not going well. The attorney says prison time is likely.
In other words, the cavalry isn't going to ride in and save us and praying for a miracle seems now only futile.
And that's when we all like John begin to wonder about Christ, "Are you the one to come or should we look for someone else?"
The answer? The answer is no and yes. No, there will be no rescue, no act of dramatic deliverance to set us free. But yes also; yes, he is coming to be with us in prison, and in the cancer ward, and among the ranks of the unemployed, and even in death.
No, John there will be no dramatic rescue. The prison doors will not swing open. But keep waiting. Keep waiting because He is coming to do something even greater than set you free from your prison; He is coming to set you free while still inside it.
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