In John 10 a group of “Jews” asked Jesus to plainly tell them if he is the Christ or not. Christ is the Greek word for Messiah in Hebrew. They believed the Messiah would be a deliverer sent from God, who would in supernatural fashion bring deliverance and salvation. Jesus chooses not to answer that request directly but tells them the proof that he is the Christ is evidenced in the miracles he has performed. The Messiah would work supernaturally and if they didn’t accept the miraculous signs of Jesus, they would never believe the words that he speaks. 

That same truth is lived out in our lives today. We all have people in our lives that we want to see come to saving faith in Jesus, but no matter how much we share the gospel with them they don’t respond in faith. Could it be we need to speak less and instead help them to see the miracles of Jesus in our lives to demonstrate the validity of the Gospel? The old adage “Actions speak louder than words” applies in this situation. When we simply tell people the facts of the gospel, they will often receive that as a demand on them or even worse that we are judging them for who they are. But when people can see God working in our lives in a supernatural way, we won’t have to use words. The miracles of Jesus producing a changed life will be a much better witness to them than anything we can say. Join me this Sunday as we consider how Miracles Speak Louder than Words.