Monday 14 Feb 2022

February 14: Mark 8:11-13

Key Verse: Mark 8:12
He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.’

Devotion:
How many times have you asked God for a sign so you know it is Him who is asking you to do something? I’m sure we have all been there, where we are quite sure God is asking us to do something… only to falter when we find out how hard it is going to be… so we try to make double sure by asking God for a sign so we know it was Him to start with!

Don’t worry, we are not alone with this. We can see how people have asked God for a sign time and time again. Gideon doubted God and asked for sign after sign and ended up having to face a whole army with a mere three hundred men. When God asks us to do something we should be willing to display our faith in God and step forward to do what He asks without having to have proof it is Him asking!

Even so, these people who doubted God in the bible did not have to fight alone because God never gave up on them. No matter how much we doubt, God will try to accomplish what He wants not matter what. We can make things a whole lot easier if we listen to Him and obey!

When Jesus came to be amongst us, we could say they did not have to doubt because there were so many miracles happening and people being turned away from their wicked lifestyles – yet we still see people having doubt. The Pharisees, it could be said, had doubts; but Jesus knew their hearts and knew it was more than doubts like we have. This was unbelief Jesus was facing and this is why He declared there would not be any sign for them. God is faithful and just. Trust and obey! He loves you!

Points to Ponder:
How often do you have doubts?

How often do you admit those doubts to Christ?