---QUESTIONING~~

"[Pilate] said to Him, "Are You the King
of the Jews?"
Jesus answered, "Do you say this of
your own accord, or did others say it
to you about Me?"
--(John 18:33-34)-- crackthebook

--WHY DO PEOPLE SUFFER? Why can't everyone go to heaven? Why should I go to church? Why is Daddy gone? "Why? Why? Why?", like three-year-olds asking relentless questions. Some we ask out of legitimate curiosity, but others escape our lips only because our faith is too weak to affirm the answers we already know. Fortunately, God welcomes our questions and, like a patient parent, answers every one--even if the answer is "wait and see."

John 18 is loaded with questions. While Peter avoided his with cowardly lies, Jesus replied with both answers and questions. Jesus didn't just want to refute His accusers; He wanted to force them to think about what they were doing and why.

God is a God of answers, but He's also a God of questions. To lead us to repentance, He asks why we do the things we do. He desires our queries as we study His Word and live it out. He wants us to ask not just what His Son did for us but also why. He does this knowing the answers we will find: "Because I love you"; "Because My Son died for you"; "So you will never die." "Why do you call me Lord, and do not do the things I say?" "Follow Me and you will live eternally."

We are encouraged by our Lord in Matthew Chapter 7: verses 7 thru 8, "Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you.
"For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened." If we have questions, Jesus has answers. We can also ask our Pastor, Elders in the church, or maybe a close friend, who is also a Christian. We learn from each other. As we seek His face, He delights to grant us the desires of our heart. "You are loved with an everlasting love and underneath are His everlasting arms." ~~

--"Father, You know all. Grant peace to my questioning heart. Lead me in Your way everlasting. In Jesus Name, amen~ "
--Portals of Prayer~--"He'll Do Whatever It Takes" / Phillips, Craig and Dean ~-<https://youtu.be/90mE9PE7aUQ>
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]