What are you looking for?

Before performing the miracle, Jesus says something unsettling: 

“Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.” 

It sounds sharp at first. Almost like a rebuke. But maybe it is also an invitation for us to consider what it is that we are looking for from God. 

Are we looking for spectacle? For certainty? For visible proof before we trust? Do we want God to operate according to our expectations, on our timeline, with clear documentation and confirmation? 

The official could have been offended. He could have turned away. Instead, he presses in: “Sir, come down before my little boy dies.”  He stays in the conversation. 

He doesn’t demand a theological explanation. He doesn’t argue the point. He simply keeps asking. 

Sometimes faith is not polished or eloquent. Sometimes it is just persistent.  We live in a culture that says, “Show me.” Show me the data. Show me the evidence. Show me the guarantee. But the life of faith often asks us to trust before the outcome is visible. 

That doesn’t mean blind optimism. It means trusting the character of Christ even when we cannot see the result. 

What might Jesus be gently asking you today? 

Are you waiting for visible proof before you commit your heart? Before you forgive? Before you step forward?  The official’s faith did not begin with a miracle. It began with staying in the presence of Jesus long enough to listen.