A Personal Sign from God

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Matthew 12:38-40 ESV) The height of our human pride can be seen in our expecting God to give us a personal sign that He is indeed real and worthy of our worship, trust, and obedience. These leaders "answered" Jesus. In other words, they had already seen and heard a lot from Jesus. What they were doing was demanding Jesus to perform for them, so they could decide what to do with Him. They had completely missed what He had just taught about Who had authority; they still thought they did,not Him. Christ does have all authority. We do not need letters in the sky or God to take control of the airwaves and send us a personalized message; we need to listen to what He has already said and shown, believe that, and then we will be ready to see and hear more of what He is trying to say to us. The risen Christ says it all.