The Key Element

John the Baptist was appointed to task while in his mother’s womb.  He came to preach repentance and that there was One coming who was greater than he. Christ even stated that there was none greater than John.  John pointed to Christ and then proclaimed, “Behold the Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world.”  John even baptized Christ and heard a voice from heaven say, “This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased.”             Through divine revelation John knew that Christ was the Messiah.  However, when John was imprisoned he began to doubt.  Hours of isolation removed him from the “information highway.”  John began to doubt in the dark the things that he had learned in the light.  His memory was failing him and God seemed far from him.  So he sent some followers to ask Jesus if He was the One or if they should be looking for another.  Jesus’s answer is the same criteria we can use today to discern whether or not Christ is doing the work.              Christ didn’t say, “Tell John I said.”  Christ said, “Tell John what you have seen and heard.”  The work of Christ is not something that needs to be argued for or against.  You need only to observe and see whether or not sin-sick souls are being healed and if the Gospel is being preached to those who are despairing and poor.  Where Christ is working people are being delivered from the grip of sin and the poor are being told the Good News.  Is Christ working in Blaise Baptist?              Yes John, He is the One whose way you were to prepare!