December 20: Isaiah 7:10-14
Key Verse: Isaiah 7:13
Then Isaiah said, ‘Hear now, you house of David! Is it not enough to try the patience of humans? Will you try the patience of my God also?
Devotion:
How full of faith do you think you are? How many times have you asked God to do something? How many times have you continued to ask God to do that same thing? How many times have you given up? How many times have you asked God to show you a sign to prove He is there?
If we are honest then I think we will find the answers to these question can be a little concerning when we look back on our prayer life. When the Lord spoke to Ahaz and told him to ask God for a sign he refused to do so because he did not want to put God to the test – he knew his faith had to be strong enough for him to trust God and not to tempt God into proving Himself!
Often we do ask people to prove themselves before we will trust them – unfortunately this comes from a long history of asking people to do things and them never getting round to doing anything! This is a human trait and not one which God subscribes to! When He says something we can take it as a promise and the truth, no matter what!
Many years before Jesus was born, the prophets foretold of His coming and how He would be born to a virgin and how He would overcome all sin debt on earth. These are now things we can look back on as happening a couple of thousand years ago… but we still have to have faith these facts are real and have faith to continue to rely on Christ because of all He has done for us – even though it is all historical...
Points to Ponder:
How do you describe your faith?
How often do you hide you faith?