SIGNS SHALL FOLLOW YOU

December 20

And these signs shall follow them that believe. . . .—

MARK 16:17

Signs Will Follow You

People everywhere have clung to the first part of the Great

Commission: “And he [Jesus] said unto them, Go ye into all the

world, and preach the gospel to every creature. He that

believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth

not shall be damned” (Mark 16:15–16). Why have people clung

to the first part?

They knew how to use that part to believe and be saved—to

receive salvation, and the remission of sin. But many people

have turned away from the rest of the Great Commission

because they didn’t know how to use it.

Verse 17 says, “And these signs shall follow them that believe;

In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new

tongues.”

One man said to me, “Now that can’t be so. I’m just as saved

as you are, and none of those signs follow me.”

I said, “It didn’t say that the signs would follow them that

don’t believe. It said that the signs would follow them that

believe. You just finished saying that you don’t believe.”

He said, “I don’t.”

I said, “Then why would you expect any signs to follow you?

You have to believe what God said first and then the signs will

follow you.”

Provision for man’s healing is also found in this Great

Commission. Let’s continue reading. Verse 18 says, “They shall

take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not

hurt them; THEY SHALL LAY HANDS ON THE SICK, AND

THEY SHALL RECOVER.” This is another sign that follows

those who believe.

Confession:

I am a believer, not a doubter. Signs, such as speaking with

tongues and laying hands on the sick and seeing them recover,

follow me.