16/12/2020

Mat 12 v 38-50; Acts 18 v 1-17; Ps 29 v 1-11; Ex 16 v 1-18 v 27
faith comes by hearing

“An evil and adulterous generation craves for a sign…” (Mat 12 v 39)

Many will say that seeing is believing and unfortunately this might be the case when dealing with most people, although the opposite is true when believing in God and the things He is capable of doing.

The religious people that Paul, Silas and Timothy preached to, had no interest in hearing the good news of God’s salvation and closed their ears and resisted the truth. For this reason Paul left and moved on to the gentiles, who in turn, would gladly accept the gospel through hearing the word of truth.

The Israelites also needed a sign. They had to see that God would provide in their needs and complained continuously. Even though God provided abundantly and instructed them not to keep any food until the next day, they went ahead and stored up some of the food.

They were not willing to trust the Lord, knowing He would keep His word and look after them. They put their trust in their own provisions and through this tested the Lord, just like a child would test their parents, after being instructed to do something.

Listen to the voice of the Lord, for He is a God who keeps His word. The God of our salvation has called us to come out of Egypt and to follow Him. His voice is powerful and majestic. Pay attention to His voice. Listen to His instruction and be saved from this adulterous generation.

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation“