Jesus is Miraculous

Ephesians 1:19

What is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power.

Today’s Reading: Matthew 12:38-50

A miraculous sign? Again I say really? What else do they want? Have they not witnessed what Jesus had been doing lately? Maybe it was because he wasn’t boastful about the miracles that he was performing. I think of the miracles that are not recorded in the Word, miracles that they were also witnesses to. So are they really asking for a miraculous sign after all this time? After all these miracles? And what is Jesus’ answer to this proposal----only a wicked and adulterous generation ask for a miraculous sign. Do they not see the miraculous sign standing before them? Do they not sense his greatness? Do they not feel the love that, no doubt, flows from his very being?

When Jesus is in the ‘heart of the earth’ for three days, where is he at? I honestly have never thought about this. I never thought about where Jesus was between the time that he was crucified and rose again. So I have asked a few people what they thought. Some said they thought that he was with God and others say he rested during that time. I don’t know the answer to this, but it has sparked my curiosity enough to pursue this question, I will let you know what I find out.

Jesus is telling them, I am he, I am the one you have been waiting for, I am greater than Jonah, I am greater than Solomon, yet you ask me to perform another miracle just to prove who I am. How dare they, is what I think. Jonah went to a wicked people, told them about God, they turned from their wicked ways and accepted God. I really think Jesus is disgusted by these people that are suppose to be his people. Isn’t this true though, sometimes it is the ones closest to you that you have to prove yourself to. How sad.. Here they are with their Savior standing before them and the can’t even see who he truly is. I know Jesus’ heart hurt for them, for this disbelief that will eventually condemn them to hell.

When an evil spirit leaves someone it goes to arid places? When I looked up arid in a standard dictionary it said that it was a place of dryness, some synonyms given were: parched, bone-dry, baked, waterless, scorched, infertile, and barren. Doesn’t sound very inviting, huh? The evil spirit goes to arid places seeking rest and does not find it, so it returns, but it doesn’t return alone---it brings seven other spirits even more wicked than itself. This just gives me the creeps. When I read this the first thing that I thought of was addicts of all kinds, no wonder it is so hard to fight an addiction. This makes perfect sense. I have witnessed people stop their addiction for the first time and it go fairly well, all seems to be going great. Then they let their guard down and the next time they try to give it up, it is almost impossible. Without God, it is impossible. No wonder when you here people talk about their addiction, they refer to it as a demon---it is! Don’t want any evil spirits coming in your house? Make sure it is occupied with Jesus---don’t let the evil spirits find your house unoccupied. I have come to realize that I will be filled with something, but I have to make the choice of what I allow to fill me. I have no other choice but to fill myself with Jesus, I have to surround myself with him, his word, his music, everything because I know what will happen if I don’t. I have been there and I do not want to go back.

In the last few verses when Jesus is talking about his mother and brother, I honestly think he is in no way being disrespectful or rude to his mother. First of all, he is Jesus--he is love, he cannot even make himself be mean, especially to his family. I think he, once again, is trying to make a strong point here and as many times as we fail him because we don’t listen, all of his points have to be strong and usually repetitious as well. I think he is showing us that we are just as important to him as his immediate family, he loves me and you just as much as his mother. Wow, what love we have the privilege of receiving when we accept Jesus into our hearts. He loves us all, saint or sinner, but until we accept that love we can never experience the depth of his love. Why should I concern myself with physically seeing a miraculous sign, when the love, grace, and mercy that Jesus bestows upon me is miraculous---the love that Jesus so freely gives to me is miracle enough for me---He is all I need!