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Luke 11:29-36
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When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The
queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the
judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.
Taking the Lord at his Word is more important than any proof he could provide us--you won't see a sign if you are blind. It’s not a lack of evidence, but a posture of heart - the evil of the heart - that keeps asking for evidence despite all the evidence that God has already shown. The everyday phenomenon of confirmation bias reveals much about the human heart: When we already have the answer we want in our minds, we go looking for proof that supports what we already believe. The people in today's text want more evidence because they don’t want to listen or believe what Jesus is saying.
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Jesus turns our attention to two individuals who stopped needing signs.
The Queen of the South. In 1st Kings, the Queen of Sheba came to Solomon to test him with questions when it was rumored that Solomon had great wisdom. When she saw Solomon’s wisdom, she stopped asking for more proof, and instead she worshiped the Lord.
The men of Nineveh. Jonah preached against the men of Nineveh, and when Nineveh heard the preaching of Jonah, and when the king heard the truth, they started worshiping God.
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Christ is the Wisdom of the Lord. He is greater than Solomon. And Christ is a more powerful prophet and preacher than Jonah.
Note that these two examples, the Queen of the South and the men of Nineveh, are both Gentiles, and Jesus uses them figuratively as judges against a group of Jews--God's own people--who are missing God's calling through Jesus.
The "sign of Jonah" Jesus mentions speaks of two things- 1) Jonah preached a message of repentance, as Jesus preaches a message of repentance, and 2) Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days, as Jesus would be resurrected after 3 days in the tomb.
Today, we have all the evidence we need via the empty tomb--Jesus is alive! A crucified messiah, logically, should be the end of a movement, but Jesus's death (and resurrection) instead emboldened a movement. This only makes sense if his resurrection is real and literal!
.We can keep looking for signs, but the only thing that will change our destiny is bowing and worshiping the Lord our God.
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So, how do we stop asking for signs? Jesus tells us to follow His words and let our light shine to the world. Ask God to give you eyes to see what He has already shown us.
Luke 11:29-36
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When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The
queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the
judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
33 “No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a cellar or under a basket, but on a stand, so that those who enter may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is full of light, but when it is bad, your body is full of darkness. 35 Therefore be careful lest the light in you be darkness. 36 If then your whole body is full of light, having no part dark, it will be wholly bright, as when a lamp with its rays gives you light.
Taking the Lord at his Word is more important than any proof he could provide us--you won't see a sign if you are blind. It’s not a lack of evidence, but a posture of heart - the evil of the heart - that keeps asking for evidence despite all the evidence that God has already shown. The everyday phenomenon of confirmation bias reveals much about the human heart: When we already have the answer we want in our minds, we go looking for proof that supports what we already believe. The people in today's text want more evidence because they don’t want to listen or believe what Jesus is saying.
.
Jesus turns our attention to two individuals who stopped needing signs.
The Queen of the South. In 1st Kings, the Queen of Sheba came to Solomon to test him with questions when it was rumored that Solomon had great wisdom. When she saw Solomon’s wisdom, she stopped asking for more proof, and instead she worshiped the Lord.
The men of Nineveh. Jonah preached against the men of Nineveh, and when Nineveh heard the preaching of Jonah, and when the king heard the truth, they started worshiping God.
.
Christ is the Wisdom of the Lord. He is greater than Solomon. And Christ is a more powerful prophet and preacher than Jonah.
Note that these two examples, the Queen of the South and the men of Nineveh, are both Gentiles, and Jesus uses them figuratively as judges against a group of Jews--God's own people--who are missing God's calling through Jesus.
The "sign of Jonah" Jesus mentions speaks of two things- 1) Jonah preached a message of repentance, as Jesus preaches a message of repentance, and 2) Jonah was in the belly of the fish for three days, as Jesus would be resurrected after 3 days in the tomb.
Today, we have all the evidence we need via the empty tomb--Jesus is alive! A crucified messiah, logically, should be the end of a movement, but Jesus's death (and resurrection) instead emboldened a movement. This only makes sense if his resurrection is real and literal!
.We can keep looking for signs, but the only thing that will change our destiny is bowing and worshiping the Lord our God.
.
So, how do we stop asking for signs? Jesus tells us to follow His words and let our light shine to the world. Ask God to give you eyes to see what He has already shown us.
In God we trust