I know he expected Jesus to rescue him from physical prison. It’s possible that John had compromised Jesus and placed Him into a tight spot. Jesus never danced or played to another’s wishes. Who knows if Jesus might have been jailed as well getting involved and trying to clean up another’s mess? People were always trying to get Jesus distracted from obeying only the
Father’s voice.
It’s up to God to watch over His word to perform it.
We deliver it then step aside if we’re smart.

I often wonder if John stepped aside enough. Knowing we are supposed to decrease and doing it are two different things. I don’t want to be mean to John, it’s just that I have, myself, often made that mistake, and
ended up in a mess.

Knowing when something is over is difficult. Letting go is especially difficult when you’ve been in the limelight. I guess I just see the humanity of John as he was adjusting to giving up an assignment he had given his life’s preparation to.

When we’re in prison with our heads about to be chopped off let’s see which last straws we willl be grabbing! I feel for John, but i understand Jesus keeping His focus on target. Brenda Brown

I believed Jesus was grieved over John’s plight, but He did not lose His focus: the blind see; the lame walk; the deaf hear was His reassuring word to John that told him, “you had it right about me.”

Thanks for reading. Since church attendance has been hammered into the consciousness of God’s people for 2,000 years as a requisite for being a “member” of the Body, I don’t think it is out of balance to constantly remind people of a supreme spiritual truth: we are members of His Body, not because of our faithful attendance at religious meetings, but because the Spirit binds us together. This oneness is true, regardless of our physical proximity or frequency of meeting. I could write about that the rest of my life and still not be out of balance, seeing that the religious system has been indoctrinating folks for two millenniums to believe the opposite.

Hi chip, i really appreciate ur article on John the Baptist’s ‘should we look for another?’ and i also appreciate the fact tha t you are now serving in ‘AN OPEN FIELD’, but please try and help some of your fans strike a healthy balance: i read some posts by these ones that ‘now i understand why i prefer worshipping God alone’. You yourself, i believe still meet with different bodies of believers for fellowship. The Bible says ‘do not forsake the assembly of ourselves together’ again the Bible says that believers are MEMBERS of the BODY of CHRIST: NO MEMBER OR PART of a BODY can survive in ISOLATION! I appreciate you and want to read more of your work. SHALOM!

Thank you so much for helping me keep perspective in a difficult world by your ministry.
Keeping you and Karla in my prayers. Blessings