Luke 11:14-36 Faith and Miracles

It has been said
It takes faith to see a miracle.
It has also been said
There is nothing like a miracle to create faith.

The truth is, we are surrounded by miracles. By faith we see them. By faith, we acknowledge that creation was made out of nothing says Hebrews. What a miracle! The scripture passage we will look at is from Luke 11:14-36...

Jesus and Beelzebub

^14 Jesus was driving out a demon that was mute. When the demon left, the man who had been mute spoke, and the crowd was amazed. ^15 But some of them said, “By Beelzebub, ^a the prince of demons, he is driving out demons.” ^16 Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.

^17 Jesus knew their thoughts and said to them: “Any kingdom divided against itself will be ruined, and a house divided against itself will fall. ^18 If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand? I say this because you claim that I drive out demons by Beelzebub. ^19 Now if I drive out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your followers drive them out? So then, they will be your judges. ^20 But if I drive out demons by the finger of God, then the kingdom of God has come to you.

^21 “When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are safe. ^22 But when someone stronger attacks and overpowers him, he takes away the armor in which the man trusted and divides up the spoils.

^23 “He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me, scatters.

^24 “When an evil ^b spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ ^25 When it arrives, it finds the house swept clean and put in order. ^26 Then it goes and takes seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first.”

^27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the mother who gave you birth and nursed you.”

^28 He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

The Sign of Jonah

^29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a miraculous sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. ^30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. ^31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now one ^a greater than Solomon is here. ^32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body

^33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead he puts it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. ^34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. ^35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness. ^36 Therefore, if your whole body is full of light, and no part of it dark, it will be completely lighted, as when the light of a lamp shines on you.”

^a Greek Beezeboul or Beelzeboul; also in verses 18 and 19

^b Greek unclean

^a Or something; also in verse 32

The Holy Bible : New International Version. 1996, c1984 (electronic ed.) (Lk 11:14). Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Yet, sometimes God breaks through our unbelief with a miracle.
What miracles can you point out in your life every day?
What miracles has God surprised your faith with?