Whether we admit it or not, there are times that we fall into performance faith. We, like Herod, have heard of God doing miraculous things, and we expect God to perform for us. We pin our faith on Jesus performing right in our lives: If He blesses us, we believe (or believe more) and if He doesn’t bless us, we reject Him.
Jesus isn’t interested in performing for us so that we will believe. He doesn’t want our faith to be dependent on what He will do for us. He wants us to trust Him because He is who He is. True love isn’t based on what we get in return, it is based on our hearts. This is how God loves us and how we should love God.