September 2 Evening Devotional | A Craving After Marvels | Morning and Evening by Spurgeon

Evening, September 2 | “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.” —John 4:48 (NASB)

This Evening's Scripture Reading: John 4:46-53 (NASB)

Therefore He came again to Cana of Galilee where He had made the water wine. And there was a royal official whose son was sick at Capernaum. When he heard that Jesus had come out of Judea into Galilee, he went to Him and was imploring Him to come down and heal his son; for he was at the point of death. So Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you simply will not believe.” The royal official *said to Him, “Sir, come down before my child dies.” Jesus *said to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and started off. As he was now going down, his slaves met him, saying that his son was living. So he inquired of them the hour when he began to get better. Then they said to him, “Yesterday at the seventh hour the fever left him.” So the father knew that it was at that hour in which Jesus said to him, “Your son lives”; and he himself believed and his whole household.

Devotional Video Transcript:

A craving after marvels was a symptom of the sickly state of men’s minds in our Lord’s day; they refused solid nourishment and pined after mere wonder. The gospel which they so greatly needed they would not have; the miracles that Jesus did not always choose to give, they eagerly demanded. Many nowadays must see signs and wonders, or they will not believe. Some have said in their heart, “I must feel deep horror of soul, or I never will believe in Jesus.” But what if you never should feel it, as probably you never may? Will you go to hell out of spite against God, because he will not treat you like another?

One has said to himself, “If I had a dream, or if I could feel a sudden shock of I know not what, then I would believe.” Thus you undeserving mortals dream that my Lord is to be dictated to by you! You are beggars at his gate, asking for mercy, and you must needs draw up rules and regulations as to how he shall give that mercy. Do you think that he will submit to this? My Master is of a generous spirit, but he has a right royal heart, he spurns all dictation and maintains his sovereignty of action.

Why, dear reader, if such be your case, do you crave for signs and wonders? Is not the gospel its own sign and wonder? Is not this a miracle of miracles, that “For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life”? (John 3:16 NASB) Surely that precious word, “let the one who wishes take the water of life without cost” (Revelation 22:17 NASB) and that solemn promise, “the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out,” (John 6:37 NASB) are better than signs and wonders! A truthful Savior ought to be believed.
He is truth itself. Why will you ask for proof of the veracity of One who cannot lie? The devils themselves declared him to be the Son of God; will you mistrust him?

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