Monday 20 Dec 2021

December 20: Isaiah 7:10-14

Key Verse: Isaiah 7:12
But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask; I will not put the Lord to the test.’

Devotion:
Have you ever stopped yourself from asking God  because you thought it was wrong to ask? Have you ever not stepped forward to ask a question because you thought it was a stupid question… and you’re still waiting for the answer!!!

God doesn’t want us to not ask! God knows what our issues are and He knows when we have doubts. If we do not face those doubts and step forward anyway, we are going to have those doubts for as long as it takes before we stop and ask! Just like some people do not like to ask directions because they refuse to believe they could get lost – so too people stop seeking God’s counsel because they think they are always right!

We should not be bottling up our feeling and our doubts because of our fears; we have a God who has asked us to bring our feelings, doubts and our burdens to Him. Jesus came and reiterated this by reminding us to do the same no matter what. When we start listening to God and start bringing Him our prayers, He is able to answer them and give us the peace nobody else on earth can give us!

His promise to us is as unbelievable as people’s doubts – to have a virgin give birth to a son and have people call him Immanuel, or God with us! For those who believed and had faith, they had a new hope. For those who doubted, they had more doubt. For us now, we can look back on history and see this all came to pass through Jesus being born of Mary and being our Saviour, the Son of God.

Points to Ponder:
Do you keep putting things off because of doubts?

Have you read through your bible to see how many promises came true?