I needed to compose my online devotional. I asked the Holy Spirit what to write. The words ‘broken expectations’ came. He took me to John the Baptist who was in prison. He heard about the works of Christ, and sent two of His disciples. Matthew 11:3 says, “And said to Him, Are You the Coming One, or do we look for another?”

It was John the Baptist who saw Jesus for the first time and declared, “…Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!” Isaiah 40:3 described John the Baptist. Matthew 11:3 quoted that passage. It says, “…The voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord; make His paths straight.”

John the Baptist’s expectations were broken. He questioned if Jesus was the One. Jesus sent word back. Matthew 11:6 says,”And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.” Offended means to cause to stumble.

Broken expectations can throw us off kilter. The remedy? Psalm 62:5 says, “My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him.”