Seven Truths You Should Settle Once And For All Time

Luke 7:20, “When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another?”

In Matthew 11:11, Jesus said that there has never been any human being born greater than John the Baptist, yet the dear Savior said he that is least in the Kingdom of God is greater than John. I often am reminded of John's humanity while in prison. John became discouraged and for a time disillusioned, even doubting if Jesus were the Christ, as we see in our text verse.

I want to share with you seven eternal truths dear reader that I settled in my soul a long, long, time ago, so that I never have to revisit or doubt these truths again. Settling these biblical principles once and for all will spare you much needless worry, grief and emotional pain...

1. Jesus is the Christ, the only begotten Son of God. Just settle it friend! No, John the Baptist, you do not need to look for another. John 20:31, “But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.”
2. God cares about you. 1st Peter 5:7, “Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” We all tend to wonder if God really cares about us. Yes, He sure does! I'm sure the apostle James had some doubts just before Herod beheaded him in Acts chapter 12. We just saw that John the Baptist had doubts in prison. Just settle it dear friend that God does care about you.
3. God is good. Psalms 145:9, “The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.”
4. God hears the prayers of the righteous. 1st Peter 3:12, “For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.” If you are a born-again believer, you have been made righteous by the Lord's grace alone through faith in Jesus. Therefore, God the Father hears your prayers. You have every right as a saint of God to “come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need” (Hebrews 4:16b). Nearly every saint knows that God rarely seems to answer their prayers, but if we could see the things that God sees, we'd never question His wisdom again.
5. God will never leave nor forsake you. Hebrews 13:5, “Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” g
6. God loves you. 1st John 4:19, “We love him, because he first loved us.” f
7. Ultimately everything is going to work out for good. Romans 8:28, “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.”

Just settle these truths dear reader. When you feel discouraged, like God never answers your prayers, like nobody cares about you, like things will never improve in your life—God does care, and He is faithful to keep His promises in the Scripture, and He loves you very much. NEVER trust your feelings! Listen to the voice of God in the inspired King James Bible (Hebrews 1:1-2). Thank you for reading my ministry blog.