To Doubt is not a Sin

We all deal with doubts. At one point we feel confident, then something happens or doesn't happen, and we waver, we question, we wonder if we just had it wrong or if we've been let down or fooled. It happens in every realm of life. We think one thing is true, but then something happens and our perspective changes. What once seemed to be a sure thing doesn't look so hot to us now.

It can happen spiritually. We are confident in God and then things change in our Ives and we wonder if our view of God is accurate, if maybe somehow we have been resting on wishful thinking rather than objective truth. It seems that John the Baptist had a similar thing happen. It is recorded in Matt new 11:1-6. John is in prison and he sends his disciples to ask Jesus whether or not He is the really the Messiah. Whether they should rest in Him or wait for another to come. It is understandable that John would have some doubts. Jesus was supposed to bring judgment on sin.he allowed John to be put into prison and didn't come and rescue Him out of it. Add to that the fact that his disciples were close by while he was in prison, he was their leader, they were still looking to him for direction.

To doubt is not to sin, but it can lead you there. It all depends on what you do with it. Let's look at how it plays out in daily life. Doubt is part of real life. Doubt is honest questioning, stemming from a humble heart as opposed to prideful questioning that comes from an arrogant heart.it seems John's doubts were of the first kind.

It is comforting to see Jesus' response to John's doubts. He doesn't blast him, He reassures him. Jesus recomissioning him to reengage others in the truth. He reminds him of Scripture, of His presence, of the power of God displayed through His life and ministry as foretold in Isaiah 61.

If you struggle with honest doubts, which are not intellectual but emotional, turn it over to Jesus. find your security in Jesus.