The Sign

Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.

But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.

And he said, Hear ye now, O house of David; Is it a small thing for you to weary men, but will ye weary my God also?

Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil, and choose the good. 

                                                                       (Isa 7:13-15 KJV)

The king of Judah refused to weary God by tempting Him to ask for a sign for a sign indeed would be given. The sign pointing to our salvation was the conception and the virgin birth of Jesus. Although the people of Judah and we ourselves would weary God by our evil ways, Jesus would not ever succumb to sinning against our Father in heaven. He would do His will by living to glorify God. He would do His will by sacrificing his life on a cross so that we could be forgiven our sins and reconciled to our Father in heaven.

The birth; the life, the death, and the resurrection of Jesus is the sign given to us by God. He is the reason for our hope. He is the reason for this season.

God's Peace - Pr. J.