December 16th

Sign Language

Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14

Have you ever seen a sign?

Of course you have; they're all over the place when you drive down the road, but that's not what I mean. I mean, have you seen a sign from God?

God does send signs to us, and they're purpose is to get our attention. To help us out with God's sign language, here are three ways that spell it all out for us:

Stop Imagining that God Never Signals to us. Stop thinking He doesn't care about your marriage, about your job, about the way you live your life. Stop thinking He's some distant deity who doesn't care. He does care, and He is always sending you signs saying, I'm over here, come follow me.

Symptoms Indicate Gross Negligence-Separates us from God. When God sent the prophet Isaiah to the kings of Israel, the people were severely out of step with God. Every single one of us has gone our own way at some point in our lives, and most of us do every day. We cannot allow ourselves to neglect our relationship with God and become separated from Him.

Savior Immanuel, God Now Supplies. This is the greatest sign that mankind has ever been given. A virgin conceived-impossible without God-and bore a son whose name was Immanuel, which means, God with us. God promised this sign during one of the most wicked times in Judah's history, sending a crystal clear signal, calling them to restoration, calling them to come back to Him, declaring His faithful love and that He still wanted them. This sign of Jesus-Immanuel, God with us-is still for us today, calling us and telling us how much God loves us.

God wants to give us mercy, and His signs testify to this desire in His heart. He points out to us, Wrong way, road closed, hoping that we will turn back to Him and embrace the ultimate sign of His Son, Immanuel.

It all comes down to whether we ignore the signs, or whether we want God with us in life.

Prayer Lord Jesus,

I want You with me every day! I want to know that You really are Immanuel, my God who is with me. Give me eyes to see the signs that You give me and a heart to understand them so that I can follow You!

Amen