Devotion:
Read Matthew 11:2-6.
John had recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he baptized Jesus, but now he sends his own disciples to ask Jesus if he really is the promised one. Perhaps John wanted those disciples to hear the answer directly from Jesus. Jesus responded, not by recalling his birth to the Virgin Mary or by trying to explain being fully human and fully God, but simply by describing his actions. Giving sight to the blind, healing the lame, and curing the deaf were the exact things the prophet Isaiah had written centuries earlier that would mark the work of the Messiah. No doubt, John’s disciples would have heard in Jesus’ reply that he indeed was the promised Messiah, the Christ.
We can take a clue from our Lord’s answer. Jesus taught that others will know we are his by our love. And they will see our love, not so much in our theology or Bible knowledge, but rather in our faith, lived out in love through service to others. Wouldn’t it be great to have someone say, “I see what you do and the way you love others and care for them. You must be a Christian!”
Personal Worship Option:
Pray with me: Almighty God, you sent your son to save us. While he was living physically among us, he healed and lifted and loved the least of us. Help me today first of all, just see them, and then let me love them as Christ did then and still does today. Amen
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