The Beloved Disciple wrote by THE SPIRIT in John chapter 20:
30 And truly Jesus did many other signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not written in this book;
31 but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name.
We have been given eyewitness accounts of the Words, works, and miracles of Jesus Christ that we would believe and have life in His Name. These eyewitness accounts have stood the test of time like no other throughout history for they contain life and promote life among those who believe.
When you have been subject to the miraculous, it changes you and you never forget it. Yes, you may go astray for a time but you will return when you come back to the realization of the importance of the life-giving Way of Jesus Christ. Once you have been miraculously healed by FATHER, no one can convince that HIS willingness to heal us is not for today. Once HE speaks to you personally, no one can convince you that HE does not speak to HIS children in a personal manner.
Matthew wrote by THE SPIRIT in chapter 16:
1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
2 He (Jesus) answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’;
3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.
There are ministries who would lead us to focus on signs attributed to FATHER rather than the Sign Giver. There is nothing wrong with acknowledging a sign but our focus should not be drawn away from the ministry of Our Lord Jesus Christ and our part in becoming a mature Son or Daughter. It is easy to be drawn away from the multitude of signs all around us for they can be found everywhere, especially with the advent of the Internet. I went through a time where I was drawn into the focus of signs and then FATHER warned me and said, “Son, all signs are of ME but not all signs are applicable to you, and I will tell you which signs are applicable to you.” I repented.
Notice that Jesus told the Pharisees and Sadducees that they were effectively wicked and adulterous for seeking after signs. This warning provided us with the result of being drawn away by an excessiveness of being focused on signs. “An evil and morally unfaithful generation craves a miraculous sign thus those who should have known better were leading the sheep astray with their impure teachings. We must take every Word spoken by Jesus Who went on record to reveal FATHER’S Divine Intent as the exact Truth and not allow ourselves to be drawn away from an evil and adulterous path.
Those who are familiar with running marathons (26.2 miles) and half marathons (13.1 miles) are familiar with the car oval stickers which simply state 26.2 or 13.1 inside the oval. It represents their achievement of a past event. I recently saw an amusing sticker that had 28.4 on it and in small letters it said “I got lost”. The good news is that even if the runner gets lost, he or she still knows that there will be a finish line to cross… eventually.
FATHER’S great grace and mercy will steer us back to the course as we return to the all important record known as the New Testament and follow Its instructions. Just as the prodigal son came to his senses (Luke 15:17) as he was eating pig food, we too will come to our senses when we find ourselves on a totally unfruitful path and realize our mistake. Let us return to The Word and allow it to be preeminent in all we think, say, and do.