Mar 8 - Wednesday
Luke 11:29-32“Prove it!” Haven’t we all heard this response when we’ve told something as a truth and others have doubted it? “Just prove it!” This was how some of the scribes and Pharisees reacted to Jesus’ claim that he had been sent from heaven. They wanted him to show some heavenly sign that would prove that he was who he claimed to be.
Jesus knew they weren’t sincere. He had been performing signs and miracles since beginning his ministry—and his enemies were aware of them. They just couldn’t accept these events as proof of his heavenly origin. In fact, some even accused Jesus of casting out demons by the power of Beelzebub, the prince of the demons.
Jesus’ response was not to argue that the miracles he had performed should be sufficient proof for them. He knew this was pointless. Instead, he referred to his accusers as an “evil generation” who would be given only the sign of Jonah. According to the story, God had sent Jonah to Nineveh to warn the people there that unless they repented, they would be destroyed in forty days.
Now Nineveh was so large that it took three days to go through it. Yet Jonah’s message and his witness were so powerful that it took only one day for people throughout the city to repent and turn to Yahweh. Despite Jonah’s initial reluctance, God’s light shone forth from Jonah so powerfully that the whole city was turned upside down.
Do you believe that you can be a “sign” to your generation, just as Jonah and Jesus were to theirs? Do you believe that the light of Christ can shine out of you in such power that you don’t even need to say anything to draw people to the Lord? It’s possible. A patient heart and a willing spirit can accomplish miracles! Likewise, an active prayer life and a desire to stay close to Jesus during the day can turn you into a living witness of joy. Infused with these attributes, your simple words of encouragement and your humble gestures of compassion will move other people to turn away from sin and embrace the light and power of Jesus. All because of you!
“Jesus, light of the world, fill my heart with the brilliance of your light. I want to be a sign of your glory to others.”
posted by Thomas Cagurangan @ 10:41 PM
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