Thank You, Father, for making sure I saw the video of the young lady who acted on Your prompting. May I ever be mindful of You in every conversation and situation in which I find myself. Amen.
Mark 1:9-11 (<<click to read the passage)
Ever hear the “Here’s your sign!” routine by a comedian a few years back? Here’s an example: A couple of months ago I went fishing with a buddy of mine, we pulled his boat into the dock, I lifted up this big ol’ stringer of bass and this idiot on the dock goes, “Hey, y’all catch all them fish?” “Nope. Talked ’em into giving up. Here’s your sign.”
All four Gospels give a multitude of examples of religious leaders asking for a “sign” from Jesus that would prove to them that He was who He was – God’s son. At the very beginning of His ministry when Jesus was baptized, “a voice from heaven said, ‘You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.’” Honestly, was any other sign needed?
No matter what they saw with their eyes, nothing would change until they saw with their hearts. And before we start saddling up on our high-horse of condemnation, we are quite often no better than they.
So many of us demand proof before we will consider moving any direction spiritually and quite often even then we stall and hem-haw around with no intention of moving forward.
What wonderful things God makes available to us! But how much do we miss out on because we refuse to open our hearts to the possibilities?
Lord, help us to not just ask for “signs” but to step forward in faith, following You – believing in You. As You did for the Father, may You bring us “great joy”, as well. Amen.
Jan 9th, 2019, Wed, 9:35 am
