Jesus does not always do what we think He should do…

“Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” 

What prompted John the Baptist to ask this question of Jesus? Maybe it was because he was in prison. Maybe it was because Jesus seemed to be helping everyone else except him. Or did John get it all wrong? Was Jesus who John thought He was?

Keep in mind the things that John might have had in mind when he proposed this question. He was the faithful forerunner of The Messiah. He was the greatest prophet under the Old Covenant. He was the greatest man born among women. He was even related to Jesus! But despite all of this, it seems that Jesus wasn’t doing anything for John.

But Jesus does not always do what we think He should do. Faith has less to do with what He can do for us and more to do with Who He really is—whether or not He does what we want Him to do. 

Tough questions— like the one John asked and the ones we ask—can have tougher answers. But this is what it’s like at times as we’re learning to let His perfect love drive out fear. It’s not always pleasant—it’s terrifying and wonderful, all at the same time as we continue to comprehend what sovereign grace looks like and who God is: “I AM who I AM.”