Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him. But He sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.” Mark 8:11-12
Testing the Lord Jesus was a sure sign of their unbelief. But was it even a test Jesus could pass? The Pharisees had heard about the water into wine from Cana. Some were present when Jesus told the paralytic to get up and take his bed. The Pharisees had protested His work healing the blind man on Sabbath. So what sort of sign were they seeking? What could possibly satisfy their hardened hearts? Then of course, God the Son stood before them. Could there be a stronger sign than that? If their unbelief was so strong that they could ignore Jesus the Son, then nothing was what Jesus would give them. He cast no pearls before these faithless swine.
Grateful we are to God this morning that He gave us faith to believe in His Son,
Bucky
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