Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016
DO YOU HAVE THE FAITH TO BELIEVE?
"He
answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous
sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet
Jonah." - Matthew 12:39a
Ever hear someone say,
“Hey, I believe in God. I’m religious. But all this stuff about Jesus
rising from the dead? I don’t know – that’s a little out there. Show me
one of those miracles and then I’d believe.” Well, here’s some bad news
for those who might believe that way. Roman guards saw the resurrection
of Jesus Christ and chose not to believe. The religious leaders who
already believed in God engaged in a cover up, just because they chose not to believe. Even though they had seen miracle after miracle, they chose not to believe.
You see, even if you saw a
miracle, it would be hard for you to believe for several reasons. Most
of all, your pride. You’d have to admit that you were wrong. But not
only that, there’s the issue of giving up control. Nobody likes to give
up control. If Christ really did rise from the dead, then He really is
who He says He is. And if you’re going to go to heaven, He’s going to be
the only way you make it. It would mean having someone else as your
Lord other than yourself. And you like to be in charge. You like to be
the boss, the lord of your life. That’s hard to swallow.
Look, if you’re determined
not to believe, even if a man rises from the dead and walks into
someone’s office, there will still be many in that office who would
choose to disbelieve. Are you going to be one of those? Or are you going
to be one who has the FAITH to believe? That’s what it takes, you know.
Faith. I have it. Do you?
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