There was one man who Jesus himself said was the greatest man born of work.

As we study through the life of John the Baptist, we will discover why God used him in such a powerful way.

Join us now for today's study. Do you have a portion of scripture that you run to when you need encouragement?

I have a few of those that just especially minister to my heart. I'd recommend that you create a list of your own.

You know, the Bible talks about the patience and comfort of the scriptures.

And there are certain scriptures that just seem to minister at particular times in life.

And when you're going through the valley, when you feel alone, that kind of thing.

Well, that brings us to our subject today.

We're journeying with John the Baptist through the last chapter of his life.

He's nearing the end.

He has questions and he has concerns.

And what does he do?

Does he just complain to everybody else?

Does he sit in a prison selling mope?

No, that's what most of us would do, but that's not what he did. And that's

not what we should do either. What does he do? Well, the first thing he does is he talks to Jesus.

We talked about that the other day, the necessity of prayer. But remember that communication is always

two ways. When you're communing with someone, it's not just one person speaking, it's both

speaking. And so the second thing that he does is he not only talks to the Lord, sends a message

to the Lord, but then he listens to the word of the Lord himself. Let's read again, Matthew

11, verse 2. Now, when John had heard in the the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples and

said unto him, art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

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