Bible
Study: Jonah 3, 1 to 10. Luke 11, 29 to 32).
There seems
to be an emphasis on signs and wonders today among Christians. Virtually everywhere
you turn, you see an advert by some “powerful” charismatic man or woman of God calling
you to attend a crusade with a promise of miracles, healing, breakthrough,
deliverance, testimony etc. and you see the picture of man or woman of God so
boldly printed that you almost mistake it from a political campaign advert.
But,
despite the multiplicity of signs and miracle centres in our world today, the
heart of man remains wicked and we never stop seeing evil happening on a wide
scale in our society. It appears that people only attend these crusades to
watch movie and shout “Amen” to exciting prayers and then return home to remain
fixed on their vices.
Seeing miracles
happen is supposed to move us to tears and to repentance, hearing people give
testimony about how God buttered their bread and moved them from earning
peanuts to millions should ordinarily make us love God more but that is never the
case. Miracles and testimony only help to idolize the pastor or priest. They only
help to make gods of ordinary men and women, fuel their pride, enrich their
pockets and give them basis of saying things that are not true in the name of
prophesying.
Jonah preached
repentance and the people of Nineveh repented without questioning. But Jesus
preached repentance and the people demanded for signs and wonders. He told them
the only miracle they need is the miracle of Jonah. That was the miracle that
happened when Jesus himself died and rose and again on the third day and this happened
thousands of years ago.
So what
miracle do you still need now in other to repent from your sin?
Let us
Pray:
Lord
Jesus, may I be content simply with the sign of the cross on which you died and
repent from anything that keeps me stuck in my sins. Amen.
God bless you. Good morning. Be Happy. Live Positive. Have Faith. It is
well with you.
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