“Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 4:48 So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”
John 2:18 So the Jews said to him, “What sign do you show us for doing these things?”
John 12:37 Though he had done so many signs before them, they still did not believe in him,
John 15:24 If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.
Numbers 14:11 And the LORD said to Moses, “How long will this people despise me? And how long will they not believe in me, in spite of all the signs that I have done among them?
Matthew 16:1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Luke 16:31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”
1 Corintians 1:22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Unbelieving souls are everywhere. The field is ripe and ready for harvest. Yet there are some plantings that just did not take and grow. The seeds were planted and watered but did not grow. This metaphor was given multiple times to try to explain the stumbling block of those looking for signs or finding Christ through wisdom/philosophy. Unbelieving unbelievers. And then there are those who “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” However there is more to being a believer than believing. Imagine you have been given $10 million. You place it securely in the bank. You are a millionaire. If someone asked you if you were a millionaire you would say yes but other than that no one would know other than the one who gave you the millions and where you deposited it. You spend none of it and for all of those around you none would know you’re a millionaire. Some make come by your house and see a bank statement if it was left out but other than that no one would know. What good is this money? What benefit does it have? It has little to no value to you and certainly does not meet the expectations of one who gave it to you. I fear the christian walk of many are similar. Our purpose this side of eternity is more than believing. Learn to humbly server, honor, follow and obey our Heavenly Father.