Luke 7: 18-35; Jesus and John the Baptist

Grace and peace to you from our Lord Jesus Christ.

The gospels are supposed to be read retrospectively. That is to say, we are supposed to read the gospels and look back at what has already happened to figure out what is going on. In this case, the disciples of John the Baptists come to Jesus and ask if he is the Messiah. Jesus responds by saying "The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cured, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor." And if we look back on the ministry of Jesus before this time we will find that Jesus has done all of these things. So, in short, Jesus is saying that he is the one who is to come; he is the one people have been waiting for. Jesus' answer to John's disciples is for us as well. We are told here to never forget who Jesus is and what Jesus came to do. We have all the 'evidence' we need to show us that Jesus is the Son of God, the one who has come to deliver us from sin and give us eternal life. Remember who Jesus is and what he came to do. God bless,

Pastor Josh
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