THEY ASK FOR A SIGN

Luke 11:29-32

Today’s Gospel presents to us another discussion between Jesus and the crowed. People had just condemned Jesus’ miracles. They said it is through Beelzebul that he is performing his miracles. Surprisingly, this time, they are asking for a sign from Jesus, for a miracle. After performing several miraculous deeds like healing, feeding thousands and preaching, the people were still looking for signs of his divinity. Their intention was only to submit Jesus to their own criteria, in such a way as to be able to place him into their own Messianic frame. They only want to know if He is really the Messiah sent by God. But Jesus does not give any more signs except the sign of Jonah the man who went around Nineveh preaching repentance.

What should we learn from Jesus teaching in these verses? First: why do we believe? Why do we come to Church? To believe in Jesus only for the sake of the miracles is to reduce the word and will of God to some kind of magic act. Then like the Pharisees, we miss the meaning of the Word of Life completely. Second: Asking for a miracle is a very normal thing. We all want God to work miracles and wonders in our lives. But we should also know that the world is full of signs and miracles which our Lord Jesus performs every moment and we fail to take notice of them; we fail to recognize these miracles. Look at our life and all what we have. If something bad happens we blame it on God and if something good happens we think, it is by chance or by our own effort. Is it not a miracle of being here this morning? It is good to look for the miracles of God. But the best thing is to look for the God of the miracles. With him we have everything we need.