Seeking a Sign from Heaven - Luke 11:16

The beloved physician Luke wrote how Jesus, “was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casts out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils”, and in chapter eleven and verse sixteen of his book Luke shared how, “others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven” where we read:

And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

The verse reads, “And others, tempting him, ...” Luke began with the words, “and others” or “and other people within the crowd who saw Jesus cast the demon out of the man”, “tempting him” which means “made trial of, tested and examined Jesus to prove Him”. Luke shared how some of the “other” people in the crowd watching Jesus “cast the demon out” of the man who was “dumb” began to “test and try” Jesus to prove Him.

The verse goes on to say, “... sought of him a sign from heaven.” Luke continued with the words, “sought of him” or “enquired, aimed, craved, demanded and strove from Jesus” “a sign from heaven” or “a token, mark or portent from the region above the sidereal heavens, the seat of order of things eternal and consummately perfect where God dwells and other heavenly beings”. Luke shared how some other people within the crowd wanted Jesus to “show” them a “mark or token” from “heaven” to prove who He was.

When we think through Luke's words in this verse, we see how there were “doubters” in the crowd of people watching Jesus even through He performed a miracle right in front of their eyes. These people were wanting Jesus to give them a “sign from heaven”, and though Jesus cast the demon out of the man in their presence, they could not perceive His power. There are some people who “will not believe”, and no matter what Jesus did, they only challenged Him. God desires to have a relationship with every person through His Son Jesus, and only by God's Holy Spirit will their eyes be opened to “see” He is the “sign from heaven”. Those who are wise will examine Jesus' life carefully, ask God the Father to open their hearts and minds to see Him and receive Him as their personal “Savior and Lord”.

Next time Luke shares how, “knowing their thoughts, said unto them, every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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