Is Jesus The Expected One?

N.T.#528 "Is Jesus The Expected One?"

April 14, 2025 

Luke 7-Part 3

LET IT GLOW

Friend, who do you say Jesus is? Is He your Savior, the Son of the Living God, the Messiah, to you? John had some questions about Jesus' identity. Read on to find out.

So far we have learned that Jesus healed the centurion's servant and bringing to life the dead son of a widow. Yet, the people considered Jesus to be a great prophet and God had visited His people. They glorified God. (verse 16) Remember, 400 years had passed as God remained silent toward the Jews. He raised up John the Baptist to predict/prepare the coming Messiah and preach repentance. 

We will recall that John the Baptist had baptized Jesus, was an eccentric desert preacher, and suffered for not compromising his obedience to the Father. Most assuredly John had heard of the wonderful things Jesus was doing.  John was locked up in prison by Herod Antipas (chapter 3) by this time. He had warned people of God's coming wrath and the Messiah. John expected the kingdom of God to come, but he was in prison with no kingdom.

Although, John had a few questions for Jesus to answer, so he sent a couple of fellows to the Messiah for the answers:

Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? (verse 20)

Does our faith sometimes waver, not because of doubting Jesus is the Son of God, the Savior of the world, the Messiah, but because of circumstances we live in, the way Christians treat us badly, or we get weary in well doing, loss of a loved one, sickness?

The Jews were looking for the Messiah to conquer the Roman government and make things right and easy for them. He didn't come with that purpose in mind. Jesus came to show us how to love and forgive, show compassion to the less fortunate, and be faithful to God.

How are we doing in those departments? I fall down and He picks me up, dusts off the offense, and bids me go tell and love again.

Who is Jesus to you, my friend? Is He just a prophet, or the Son of the Living God? Will you believe in Him as the only way to heaven? 

LET IT GROW

Are You the Expected One, the Lamb of God?

Little did they know Jesus would prove Himself to be so when He died on the cross as our Sacrificial Lamb, then rise from the dead to be our Living Savior!

Jesus told John's disciples to report back to John all the miracles they had seen and heard:

• The blind see,
• the lame walk,
• lepers are cleansed,
• the deaf hear,
• the dead are raised, and
• the poor are preached the gospel. (verse 22)

Instead of giving a "yes" answer, Jesus performed many miracles for the guys to witness.  They were to tell John about it as evidence of Jesus' identification as The Messiah.

Jesus wanted John to be encouraged to continue to have faith in Him, despite his circumstances. (Tony Evans)

Faith does not require evidence. We live by faith, not by sight. That is what makes salvation so wonderful to me. I don't have to do a gillion good deeds, do a billion repentances, or be highly educated to understand and receive this free gift from God.

For God so loved (you) the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever (anyone) believes in Him, shall not perish (not go to hell), but have everlasting life (in heaven). John 3:16

LET IT GO

Have you admitted you are a sinner?

 Do you believe in Jesus? 

Have you asked Jesus to forgive your sins and become your Savior?

He will never leave you nor forsake you, dear one, whenever you become a believer in Jesus Christ.