Matthew 11:4-6 "Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see: The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them. And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."
John the Baptist was sitting in prison for telling Herod he was sinning against the law of God for taking his brother’s wife. Even in prison, John heard about all the things that Jesus was doing in the region. John sent two of his disciples (yes, John had followers) to ask Jesus a question. Through his disciples, John asked Jesus if He was really the promised Messiah.
Jesus’s answer was not simply a “yes.” His answer was to call attention to the works that He did according to the will of the Father. His actions fulfilled all the law and the prophets, which was claim no other could make. It is instruction that is beneficial for us when we begin to doubt. We need to hear repeatedly the words and the works of Jesus.
There are miraculous events that go on all the time. None of us may have been physically blind or lame. We may never have had the actual disease of leprosy, been deaf to the sounds of the natural world, or destitute and begging in the streets. But from a spiritual standpoint, we have been all these things.
If we are blessed to see Jesus, walk in His kingdom, be cleansed of the disease of sin, hear his voice, and walk in the newness of life, then we have experienced the miracle of God’s grace. When these things take place in our lives, we can hear the good news of Jesus Christ and know it is for us, even though we are poor in spirit. We are blessed if we do not stumble (be offended) at the truth of the scriptures. They testify of Jesus, who is our eternal life.
Dear ones, when you are facing trouble, seek Jesus. When you are in prison, seek Jesus. If you have need to be reminded of His power and majesty, look to the words that He has spoken and the works that He has done. Let us not stumble but rather be steadfast in our confidence that He is exactly who He says He is.