February 6, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020 at 3:07AM February 6
Running with Jesus
Luke 7:20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?
Does doubt ever enter your thoughts? Do you feel like God has abandoned you? If you live long enough and life brings difficult circumstances our emotions can cause us to doubt God.
At this time John was in prison and we know he would be beheaded before long. I think we think of being in prison like in America today, with modern conveniences. Not then they were filthy, dark, dungeons and the Christians were often beaten and chained. So we can see where doubts could affect John. Life can take us on a trek to produce doubts. So how do we handle our doubts?
John needed a word from Jesus to help him with his doubts. (Andrew Womack ) says " Many of us have Bibles lying around gathering dust. Some of us even carry one. But when we're struggling with unbelief, we don't want a scripture; we want something tangible, something emotional that we can feel. We would rather have Jesus just put His arm around us and say something about how everything will be all right. That would make us feel better. But overcoming doubt isn't just about feeling better; it's about getting back into faith that only comes from the Word of God (Rom. 10:17)."
If John the Baptist, who leaped in the womb and was filled with the Spirit and prepared the way for Christ, can have doubt certainly we can.
Get into and stay in God's Word. Faith comes by hearing God’s Word. That is why we have to run side by side with Christ so we can hear His voice. Doubt is an arrow from Satan to hinder your run!
Remember turn up the voice of God! I do this with my radio. Our old enemy shouts in my ear and down I go! I turn on my radio or read my Bible and dig deep into the Word and his voice is gone. This takes practice and discipline. So runners have to practice daily to stay fit!
Neglecting Jesus, in the morning! Grab your coffee and Bible and sit a spell!
Judy Hollaway
Originally penned 2015
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