Looking for Signs

Today in the world there are so many people wanting God to show them a sign. Jesus said, "It's an evil and adulterous generation that seeks a sign" (Matthew 12:39). He then went on to say, "The only sign that will be given is of the prophet Jonah who was three days and nights in the belly of the great fish. This was in reference to His own death, burial and resurrection. Even in our churches we are looking for signs from God to confirm that He is present with us. The Bible says that He will never leave us nor forsake us. If we are truly His then His Spirit is with us wherever we go. He has promised that He will be with us. The Bible also says that where two or three are gathered in My name, there I am in the midst of them (Matthew 18:20).
When Jesus was on this earth, He did many miracles. Even after the Pharisees witnessed many of these miracles themselves, they were still asking to see more signs. Jesus knew that they had already seen enough signs that should have convinced them that He was the promised Messiah. The problem was not their sight but their hearts. The Pharisees has already made up their minds and hardened their hearts so no matter how many miracles Jesus did, their opinion of Him was not going to change. People often say, "If only I could see a sign I will believe." The response that Jesus gave (refer to Matthew 12:39) didn't only apply to the Pharisees but it applies to all people. We have plenty of evidence - Jesus' birth, death, resurrection, and His ascension and centuries of His work in and through believers around the world. Instead of looking for additional signs, we need to reflect on what He has already done and come to the knowledge that He is who He says He is and does what He has promised. With His last breath on earth Jesus said, "It is finished". He fulfilled everything that He came to do. The only thing that is left for Him to do is return to earth and gather the Believers to Himself.
The Word of God tells us that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen (Hebrews 11:1). The beginning point of our faith should believe in God's character: He is who He says He is. The end point should be to believe in God's promises: He does what He says He will do. When we believe that God will fulfill His promises even though we don't see those promises materializing before our eyes, we demonstrate true faith. This is the foundation of our salvation and our prayers. Jesus said that those who believe with out seeing are blessed. We believe the promises of God because we believe His Word. We know through reading the Bible that God does not lie. The Bible says that God is not a man that He should lie. When He created the heavens and the earth and everything in the He said, "Let there be" and it was so. We must have faith to know that if God says something it will happen.
Even though Jesus said He wouldn't give the Pharisees any signs, God has set many signs before us. We shouldn't need signs to see the truth. The Bible says that the truth has been written on our hearts. If we need signs to believe then we lack faith. The truth is that everywhere we look there are signs of God's existence. The Bible says the heavens declare His handy work. There are many signs posted. The sign that we need to notice is the one that says there's a gap set between God and man. There's a bridge that crosses over into God's kingdom. The problem is that the bridge has been washed out by sin and there's an enormous gap in the bridge that separates us from God. So many people are heading towards the bridge thinking they can pass safely. They are missing the posted signs along the road of life. Either they are too busy looking at the scenery around them or they are going too fast through life to notice the signs of impending danger awaiting them just ahead. They are unaware that what awaits them is a long drop into the abyss.
If we take time to examine the signs that are posted throughout the Word of God, we will see clearly that the bridge is out. We will seek to only One who can repair that bridge. When we are sick, we go to a doctor. So when we need something fixed, we call in the experts who can fix the problem. In this case no matter what we do, we can not repair this bridge ourselves. We don't have what it takes because we have the very thing in our lives that washed the bridge out in the first place. It's only when we call on Jesus that He will come into our lives and repair the gap that gives us passage into God's Kingdom.
John 14:6 -- Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me."