In Matthew chapter 12, Jesus spoke:
38 Then a few Jewish scholars and Pharisees spoke up and said, “Teacher, why don’t you perform a miraculous sign for us.”
39 Jesus replied, “Only evil people who are unfaithful to God would demand a sign. There will be no sign given to you except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For just like Jonah was in the belly of the huge sea creature for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. 41 The people of Nineveh will also rise up on the day of judgment to accuse and condemn this generation. For they all repented when they heard the preaching of Jonah, yet you have refused to repent. And there is one greater than Jonah who is preaching to you today! 42 Even the Queen of Sheba will rise up on the day of judgment to accuse and condemn this generation for its unbelief! She journeyed from a far and distant land just to hear the wisdom of King Solomon. Yet now there is one greater than Solomon speaking to you, and you still refuse to listen.”
Interestingly enough, some highly intelligent people asked Jesus for a sign. This method of “revelation” has not changed for those who are not purposefully led by The Holy Spirit. In Deuteronomy chapter 33, it is written by The Holy Spirit:
8 Moses said this about the tribe of Levi:
“O LORD, you have given your Thummim and Urim—the sacred lots—
to your faithful servants the Levites.”
Those two stones were given as a means to inquire of THE LORD since the Holy Spirit had not been given to reside on the inside of the priest. When the leader would inquire, one of the stones would glow and provide a yes/no answer. They were oriented toward receiving an external sign to confirm FATHER’S Will. This is still being done today by believers because they have been led to believe that this is FATHER’S way. It is not!
“If this happens then I will know FATHER has confirmed my question (or request).” We are not to be led by signs and Jesus was quite clear to the scholars and Pharisees of the ramifications of being led by signs. If you persist in being led by signs, the adversary will oblige you and lead you off track in a very subtle fashion.
It matters not who has instructed you to be guided by “signs” or other mechanisms for you will be misled in your walk. At some point, you will wake up to find yourself in dire straits and wonder how you got there. I have a friend who nearly lost everything because of such teaching and instruction.
We are to be led by The Holy Spirit and not by some methodology that bypasses The Holy Spirit’s ministry. The soul wants a formula to live by and seeks to be satisfied by such means. We must not allow ourselves to be misdirected by apparent success of those methods used by what appears to be intelligent people who are well versed in Scripture. The Old Covenant means to receiving an answer is no longer applicable since The Holy Spirit has been given to us. Let this be your warning to set aside any external method to receive Spiritual guidance.