Monday October 16, 2017
The Ninevites did not ask for any sign from Jonah to believe in his credentials. When they heard Jonah speak, they examined their life in the light of the message and repented. The Queen of Sheba heard about the wisdom of Solomon and did not discredit it, but chose to travel all the way there to listen to his wisdom. But when Jesus, who is far greater than Solomon and Jonah preaches the good news, people refuse to believe and demand signs in order to believe in his credentials. Jesus says that he himself will be the sign for the peoples. Simeon had prophesied the same years before when he met the divine child in the temple: “This child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many in Israel, and to be a sign that will be spoken against, so that the thoughts of many hearts will be revealed” (Lk 2:34-35).
Do we demand signs from God in order to believe in Him? What does our insistence on signs reveal about the secret thoughts of our hearts?