Doubting God can cause undo suffering. We must never doubt the love of God.
No one is immune to doubt. It can and does happen to us all. You've just got to
know how to handle it when it comes. Even the greatest men and women of God
recorded in the Bible had to deal with doubt. Jesus said of John the
Baptist,
"Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not
risen a greater than John the Baptist" (Matt. 11:11).
That means John was greater in the sight of Jesus than Abraham, Joseph,
Moses, David, or any Old Testament character you can name. Yet John doubted the
most important thing of all by questioning whether Jesus was really the
Christ.
John the Baptist had been cast into prison for criticizing Herod about
marrying his brother’s wife, an incestuous relationship. He had been there
sometime between six months and two years and became so discouraged that he
asked two of his disciples to go to Jesus and ask Him if He really was the
Christ. It's easy to read that and not think much about it, but the truth is,
it was nothing but unbelief on the part of John the Baptist.
Overcome Doubt
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