Luke 11:29-36

Luke 11:29-36

How much is enough when it comes to evidence that just says Jesus is the Messiah and that the claims of Christianity are true? Belief is as much a matter of the heart as it is a matter of the evidence. At this point in His ministry Jesus has healed scores of sick people, fed multitudes with almost no food, driven out demons and raised the dead. We would think that would be evidence enough that Jesus could be believed. But the people wanted another sign. A heart that is unbelieving is a heart that will ask for a sign, but will never be satisfied. It will want a sign today and another tomorrow and another the day after that.

In contrast, the heart that is responsive will respond to the message. At a base level the Word of God penetrates and lodges and moves the heart. The Queen of Sheba and the people of Nineveh didn't receive signs, but rather they listened and the Word of God moved in their hearts.

The condition of our heart is a result of the act of our will. The light of the truth is available for us, but if we choose to be in the dark we will miss the truth and move deeper and deeper into the darkness. No one begins in the most grotesque forms of sin. They move into the dark beginning in the twilight. While there is still light, a conviction and desire for God, I must move towards the light. The act of the will to believe, to move towards the light, and to repent is where we must begin. It is not much but it is enough of a beginning.

“Lord, shape my will to conform to Yours and bring me into the light. AMEN