Week of October 28, 2022

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.” (Matthew 16:4, NKJV)

Is your faith one that always needs a sign in order to remain strong? Do you always need a miracle in your life? Do you feel like God always wants to do the spectacular? My theology is that God does not always provide a miraculous escape from all the difficulties of life. Our text reveals that Jesus condemned those that insisted on a sign. He knew they could not believe without a steady stream of miracles also taking place. Jesus condemned this kind of faith. I believe this is so, because if we are not careful we will start preferring the miracle to the miracle worker.

In the Old Testament, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego faced the fiery furnace because of their obedience to God. Here are their words to King Nebuchadnezzar, “If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the gold image which you have set up.” (Daniel 3:17-18, NKJV). They believed in God’s ability to deliver them and they trusted Him, whatever the outcome.

Does your faith need miracles to sustain it? Hopefully, your faith is one that can say “But if not, I will still trust the Lord.”

God Bless, Pastor Rick