THE DEATH OF SIGNS.

THE DEATH OF SIGNS. | Jesus on Signs And Why You Don’t Need Them Anymore

by Nikki Walton of CurlyNikki.com

I saw a dead butterfly today on my power walk (6+ miles!). I’ve never seen a dead butterfly in my life. Especially one that looked so fresh, like it had just fallen from the sky. It didn’t look real… it looked like a toy. Like a sticker. And immediately I could hear the ego say, ;What does that mean? Is that an omen?’ And I instantly heard the Holy Spirit say, This is the death of signs. This is the end of looking outside of yourself for signs of My Presence. This Presence is the only sign of what was, what is, and what shall be.

I smiled and became proof walking, again. Consciously. The Burning Bush on wheels lol in Nikes. And immediately thought of Jesus’ commentary on sign seeking.

“Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, ‘Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.’ But he answered them, ‘An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.”- Matthew 12:38–39 (also in Luke 11:29)

He rebukes the demand for outward evidence, implying that true faith doesn’t need signs, and that a sign-seeking generation is spiritually immature and unfaithful (like a cheating spouse always looking for external validation). Instead, He points to Jonah, a metaphor for resurrection, and ultimately for Himself. Jesus is the sign. His death and resurrection is the proof. Once you’ve seen Him… you don’t need butterflies.

Remember what He said to Thomas after he demanded a sign (wanting to touch Jesus’ wounds)-

“Have you believed because you have seen me? Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” – John 20:29

Signs are not bad, they’re just for the beginning of the journey, not the mature walk of faith. Signs come when we still need “proof.” But once we become the proof, once Presence lives and breathes in us, we no longer need outward confirmation.

Jesus Himself is the final Sign. Every butterfly, every number, every pattern ultimately points to Him. And now He dwells in you. That’s the message. You are the sign because He is in you. And He’s even pointing you beyond yourself. Beyond the world. Beyond everything that can be perceived.

THIS IS AUTHORITY. YOU’VE ARRIVED.

I love you,

nik

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