"Why does this generation ask for a miraculous sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to it." — Mark 8:12
What a balancing act God must maintain!
The clerics asked for a sign. Jesus refused. For, if God should open the heavens for even one second, there would be no more atheists, no more agnostics, no more followers of false religion. There would only be those who love God and those who hate Him.
In every generation people have taunted God, daring Him to act, mocking Him when He doesn’t. But God ignores them. He knows that their hatred of Him would not go away, even if He catered to their dares.
Instead, God confines Himself, most of the time, to the beliefs we hold and the choices we make. That is to say, He honors faith and gives us opportunity to choose.
What does that mean? That means that you and I are God’s sign to this generation. When we show up, God shows up, because He works through us.
Be encouraged!
Dwight
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