Luke 11:29-32

Rachel Workman: ²⁹ As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said, “This evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah. ³⁰ What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man^[i] will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.

³¹ “The queen of Sheba^[j] will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen. ³² The people of Nineveh will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent.

The earthly kings received more respect than Jesus did. Hard to imagine isn't it? Jesus the King of Kings was treated with contempt and disrespect while the people showered the leaders with praise. I think it's a good lesson for us in today's time. We need to be careful what we worship and who we worship. Those people or items are probably receiving more respect and dedication than Jesus is from us.

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John Burnett:  ²⁹ As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said, “This evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah. ³⁰ What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man^[i] will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.

³¹ “The queen of Sheba^[j] will stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is here—but you refuse to listen. ³² The people of Nineveh will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for they repented of their sins at the preaching of Jonah. Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent.   Jesus was talking their language when He mentioned Solomon and Jonah and that He was greater than both of them.  He had already given them a sign in Jonah and wisdom through Solomon but they would not listen nor repent of their sins. 

Here, Jesus talks about the necessity of the repentance of sins.  Verse 32, in a roundabout way stipulates that without repentance you are condemned.  Anyone can say they trust in Jesus but without the evidence of repentance (the action that speaks louder than the words) they are just words to Jesus. 

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father (Repent of your sins) who is in heaven will enter.

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Tomorrow’s reading for Luke 11:33-36

³³ “No one lights a lamp and then hides it or puts it under a basket.^[k] Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where its light can be seen by all who enter the house.

³⁴ “Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when it is unhealthy, your body is filled with darkness. ³⁵ Make sure that the light you think you have is not actually darkness. ³⁶ If you are filled with light, with no dark corners, then your whole life will be radiant, as though a floodlight were filling you with light.”