Expecting Someone Else

March 24

(Luke 7:18-19 NIV) ““John's disciples told him about all these things. Calling two of them, {19} he sent them to the Lord to ask, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?””

(Matthew 14:3-4 NIV) ““Now Herod had arrested John and bound him and put him in prison because of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, {4} for John had been saying to him: "It is not lawful for you to have her.””

(Matthew 11:2-3 NIV) ““When John heard in prison what Christ was doing, he sent his disciples {3} to ask him, "Are you the one who was to come, or should we expect someone else?””

Sometimes we are disturbed when God doesn’t do what we expect. Israel could not accept Jesus as the Messiah because He did not meet their expectations. Even John the Baptist had questions because Jesus was not doing what he anticipated the Messiah would do. The Messiah was to be a political savior, but Jesus was not confronting the Romans. He showed no interest in an earthly throne. Israel’s main problem was not their government or who sat on the throne in Jerusalem. Their main problem was who sat on the throne of their hearts. Their bondage was not as much political as it was spiritual. It’s the same today. Our problem is not who sits in the seat of power in our capitol -- our problem is who sits in the seat of power in our hearts. If we don’t get this right, we too can miss the Messiah because we are expecting someone else. There is no one else coming. Jesus is Lord. -- Friar Tuck’s Word of the Day