“My word is not enough; you only believe when you see miraculous signs.” (John 4:48 VOICE)
This was Jesus’ response to “a certain official from the
king’s court” whose son was on the brink of death. I wonder how many of us can
relate to this statement?
There are quite a number of Christians who are walking by
sight and not by faith, even those on the road to Pentecost. They are living
their lives professing belief and trust in God to anyone that will listen but
in actual fact, when the time comes for them to act upon what they’re
professing, unless they see a sign it’s difficult for them to truly take God at
His Word.
Christians who just don’t trust what God says. They are sign seeking, sight-seeing Christians on the road to Pentecost – non-believing Believers who must see to believe and aren’t able to grasp the concept of exercising faith (James 2:14-26).
There are many oh-ye-of-little-faith Christians who depend
solely on their sight for seeing. Possessing no vision, they are keenly unaware
that they are perishing (Proverbs 29:18), and with hearts that follow their
eyes, their belief is wrapped up in the gratification of their physical senses.
Christians whose trust is purely on the surface, making them
surfers of the Word and not divers. Preferring to remain close to shore, never
venturing into deep water, they read their bibles daily but never get past the
words.
These Sight-seeing Christians on the road to Pentecost only
walk in times of light, in the dark they’re completely lost, with no idea how
to get around or where things are even in a familiar place or where they’re
headed, and so they become paralyzed with fear, unable to move forward.
Completely relying on their sight for seeing, they’ll cry
out to God, “What sign then are You going to do
so we may see and believe You?...What are You going to perform?” (John 6:30 HCSB) but as Christians we are supposed
to walk by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7), and like that certain
official we must take Jesus at His word (John 4:50).
Christians need to remember always that God cannot lie, and
He does not change His mind, whatever He says He will do He’ll do and whatever
He has promised will be fulfilled (Numbers 23:19).
If you are a sight-seeing Christian, know that a Christian’s
mark of authenticity is believing before seeing, which denotes genuine faith in
God, which is the assurance of things you have not yet physically seen. (read
Hebrews chapter 11)
On the road to Pentecost, you may encounter sight-seeing Christians along the way, and if you do, let them know that Jesus is saying to them, and beloved, let His words be a reminder for you...
“So, you believe because you’ve seen with your own eyes. Even better blessings are in store for those who believe without seeing.” (John 20:29 MSG)
Amen †
Shelley Johnson ”Sight-Seeing Christians on the Road to
Pentecost” © 2016 revisited June 1, 2025
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