Manna for Your Morning

And when John had heard in prison about the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and said to Him, “Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?” — Matthew 11:2-3 (NKJV) John the Baptist baptized Yeshua. In John 1:15 (NASB), he testified about Him. And in Matthew 3:17 (NKJV), he was there when the Father’s voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” What caused him to doubt if Yeshua was really the One? Did being imprisoned lead him to question the validity of what he previously knew to be true? James 1:6 says: he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. He is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (See James 1:8)  Never let your current circumstances, no matter how dismal, lead you down the path of questioning the truth (the Word of God). When it feels like our enemy has you confined, knowing the truth will set you free. (See John 8:32) We do not have to look for another. Yeshua is the One a...

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. — 2 Timothy 4:7 (NKJV) The Apostle Paul was imprisoned, beaten, stoned, suffered shipwrecked, and was often in perils (serious danger). He experienced weariness and toil, sleeplessness often, was in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. (2 Corinthians 11: 23-27). But he persevered through it all and finished the race. In spite of the circumstances we encounter may we continue to fight the good fight, and finish the race. We are able to do this as we hold onto our faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and stand on the Word of God. Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (1 Timothy 6:12 NKJV)