Question Answered

"When John, who was in prison, heard about the deeds of the Messiah, he sent his disciples to ask him, 'Are you the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?' Jesus replied, 'Go back and report to John what you hear and see: The blind receive sight, the lame walk, those who have leprosy are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is proclaimed to the poor. Blessed is anyone who does not stumble on account of me.'" Matthew 11:2-6

I thought about why Jesus never answered with a clear yes or no. Then, I thought about how if I were in that situation, I would not have been satisfied with a simple "yes." Instead, Jesus calls upon John to look into the promises of the Old Testament. The blind received sight. The lame walked. The lepers were healed. The deaf could hear. The dead were raised to life, and the good news was proclaimed to the poor. Jesus did not baby John. He encouraged him instead. He directed John on through the path he was right well on.