Signs and wonders

Exodus 13-15

It is interesting and to a certain extent, amazing that even though God had sent plagues into Egypt one after another, and provided for them the way to worship Him and to be delivered, the Israelites still did not believe in His power and ability to provide for them. Miracles after miracles, and signs and wonders that the Lord did in their presence – it seems that all these were not enough to convince the Israelites.

I think that it is because their spiritual eyes were not opened to God- how the seeds of faith were not planted in their hearts and therefore, they could not associate the signs and wonders with the authority and power of God. This is a good example of how saving faith is not a result of signs and wonders (not saying that it cannot be a turning point in a person’s life, which God may have intended to do ),but it is the Holy Spirit that draws us to God first, so that when we see signs and wonders, we can then recognize that it is from God’s power and authority.