John 6:30

"Therefore they said to Him, "What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?" John 6:30

What is it with people who always want a sign? The Jews were asking Jesus for a sign that He was indeed the Son of God. Whoa! Wait a minute! Where were these guys just a few hours ago? John tells us that they had returned home.

From where? From being with Jesus on the other side of the Sea of Galilee. What were they doing with Him? They were eating the bread and the fish that Jesus multiplied from a boy's simple lunch Wasn't that already a sign? Why were they asking for a sign? They wanted the spectacular. They wanted the unusual. They wanted the side show.

Jesus refused them a sign saying they had already received one (the loaves and fishes). He pointed them to the main event - the FATHER! "If you have seen me, you have seen the Father." Jesus was telling them that signs come and go, but God remains forever. Signs can be manipulated, but God is unchanging. All too often we
get wrapped up in the same philosophy of life that the Jews had. We want the signs. We want the miracles. We want the healings.

If we can just see these, then we will know that God is present, that the Holy Spirit is working in our midst. All the while we miss the main event. God is with us all the time. He says He will never leave us or forsake us. That's good. He promises that wherever two or three of us are gathered together in His name, He is there with us. That's great! He has pledged to set up His throne . . . in our hearts!

Now that's really something - to have the living God dwell in us. It doesn't get any closer than that. Let's take a vow that we will never become so enraptured with the miracles that we miss the miracle worker. After all, God the Father is the main event. Knowing Him is greater than seeing a few signs. Hallelujah, Amen.