When you look at the problems and disappointments in your life, do you ever wonder if the stuff you’ve believed about Jesus might be all wrong? I mean, if Jesus is God and He’s running the show, then why are things so ungodly, difficult and hurtful? Why do some things seem so out of control if someone so loving is supposed to be in control? It seems like having a life with Jesus in it promises certain things to you that may or may not actually come true. What are you supposed to do when they don’t happen? What are you supposed to feel when your life isn’t filled with the peace and gladness you expected? When Jesus came to live in this world as one of us, the prophet John the Baptist declared that He was the One God had promised to send for thousands of years. Jesus was the One they had been waiting on. The problem was that pretty soon, John the Baptist was arrested and thrown in prison. That wasn’t supposed to happen, right? The Promised One was supposed to free the captives, not stand by and watch people be captured! All of a sudden, John was wondering if everything he believed about Jesus was all wrong. John wound up being executed in that prison cell. The promise didn’t look the way he thought it would, but Jesus was the One they were waiting on. He came to give His life on the cross to free us from sin and all that He allows is part of a plan to mend everything that’s broken. His ways don’t always look the way we expect, but He is fulfilling the promise and one day we’ll see it.
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