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. When you have a problem or a disappointment, what's the first thing that you do?

Some people draw into themselves, become very introspective and separate from everyone.

That's not healthy. Other people immediately

make a beeline for another human being. So many times we do that. I really think that's part of what

has fed social media in our generation. Everybody wants somebody to care. We want to tell

somebody. In the end, the real motivation usually is we

want pity. We want someone to feel sorry for us. Well, that really doesn't help change the

circumstances at all. When you have your questions and when you have your quandaries in life,

what are you going to do with them? Now, we're looking, we're journeying with John the Baptist

and we're looking at the closing

portrait of his life. In Matthew chapter number 11, he's sitting in prison. His life is drawing to an

end. He's trying to figure out if Christ truly is the one that he has prepared the way for. He's grappling with things. Someone said,

never doubt in the darkness what you decided in the light. Well, it's very easy to say,

it's hard to do, isn't it? Because when the clouds come and night falls, things are not quite as clear.

And so John the Baptist sends word to the Lord Jesus.

The Bible says in verse 2, when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent

two of his disciples and said unto him, are thou he that should come, or do we look for

another?

Now was this an emotional question, perhaps, but I believe it was an honest question. John the

Baptist was a straightforward, straight-shooting man. He wants to know for sure. Are you the one?

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