Misreading signs can be dangerous. Signs point forward. Signs give us information. In the passage we find however that people misread the signs. Back in his hometown now the people honoured Jesus because of the signs he had done. The people were impressed by the signs but they had not listened to his words.

Signs might impress but they do not produce genuine faith. If people focus on the signs and not the person the signs will be of no value to them. Jesus uses the situation of the man coming to him to heal his son to show someone who was believing in Jesus’ words. He trusted that Jesus could heal his son by just saying the word.

Is our focus on the spectacular and the amazing or on Jesus himself? As Christians this is a warning not to rely on signs but on Jesus himself. Jesus is the source of all life especially eternal life. We need to read the sign which is Jesus himself and follow him.