Some of the scribes and
Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to
them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign
will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. Just as Jonah was
in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man
be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. At the judgment, the
men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they
repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah
here. At the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation
and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom
of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.
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Reflection:
There is a story of a man
who was fond of asking signs from God. Instead of God responding to his call
for a sign. It was instead the devil who responded to him and he gave what the
man wanted. This became a habit of this man: he would always ask for a sign and
without him knowing it the devil would always gladly grant his request.
Eventually the man became the slave of the devil.
We have to be careful in
asking for signs because somebody other than God might respond to our call. And
pretend that he is God this somebody is none other than the devil who always
tries to seduce us with his own brand of signs and miracles. Yes the devil is
also capable of creating his own brand of signs and miracles. This he does to
entice his victims to follow him instead of God.
Instead of asking for
signs from Jesus, why not ask Jesus to increase our faith? Why not always be
present in the Eucharistic celebration (Holy Mass). Why not humbly submit
ourselves to the Sacrament of Reconciliation as often as possible?
Why not have time to
reflect about the words of Jesus in the bible? Why not always do good and
desire the good of our fellowmen? If we do all these, this would result in our
increase of faith. Thus we will not be asking for signs anymore for the reason
that we have faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.
Are you fond of asking
for signs? Be careful somebody other than God might respond to you. – Marino J.
Dasmarinas
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