A Personal Message from Christ

I need to open with a disclaimer: Although I am a minister I have chosen not to write very many religious posts simply because the few people who read this blog all differ in opinion concerning matters of religion. I decided that friendship was more important that trying to be right, so I have been as non controversial as I feel is possible for me. This is a religious post, but I feel one that will not push any ones buttons in a negative way so read, enjoy, and comment if you like, but if you find something to argue about - SHUT YOUR STUPID FACE! Just kidding, have fun!

I was preaching this Sunday, and my aim was to cover doubt. I wanted to cover it on an individual basis, not collective doubt, or the way an entire movement seemingly gravitates away from previous beliefs and into a whole new arena. I have witnessed collective doubt before, have experienced it, but it is vastly different than the completely alone feeling of doubting all by your lonesome.
For my text I chose John the Baptist, in the Palace dungeon for nearly a year, isolated from what he felt his true calling was, and wondering that if Jesus was who he said he was then couldn't he break him out of jail fairly easily. I won't give you the entire sermon for a few reasons, but namely because you probably don't care to hear it, my outline was as follows 1. John was a man of Divine Privilege, 2. John was in a place where Doubt prevailed, 3. Christ then make a Dramatic Proclamation.
What I find interesting about the story is that a time of individual doubt that John had about his ministry and the choices he has made (which I experience on a regular basis) Jesus responds with an individual reply. "Go and shew John again", I love that, because all the sermons and beatitudes in the world don't do a lot of good when you are in this condition. Where did I go wrong? Has my life been wasted to this point? Should I have done things differently? All questions that John was asking, all are answered in the sufficiency of Christ. I am thankful for a collective response to our collective needs, the needs of the masses, but I also enjoy those personal messages I have received in my life that tell of the sufficiency of Christ. RLR