Are You Looking for a Sign?

The vast majority of us have at one time or another in our lives sought a 'sign' from above to give us guidance, assurance, and direction in our lives. As humans, we all want to see something tangible that offers proof that we are doing the right thing. We want a 'sign' telling us what house to buy, what job to take, whom we should marry, which neighborhood to live in, and when it's time to leave a situation that isn't going our way. This is who we are as people. We don't like faith, the unseen, and the intangible. Rather, we feel more comfortable seeing a 'sign' from God that communicates to us that we are on the right track.

Jesus made a staggering statement when he said to the Jewish Scribes and Pharisees,"A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth." - Matthew 12:39-40.

As God sent the prophet Jonah to warn Nineveh of impending destruction, He sent Jesus to die on the cruel cross for the sins of humanity. As Jonah was buried in the belly of a huge fish for three days, so the Son of God was buried in a tomb and then bodily resurrected on the third day.

According to Jesus, the ultimate sign is His own death, burial and resurrection which Signals God's love for all of humanity ~ cf. John 3:16. As far as God is concerned, that's the only SIGN any of us needs from above to demonstrate, illustrate, and communicate His relentless love for all of us!


As for concerns about homes, neighborhoods, relationships, and jobs, Scripture provides guidelines. In relationships, we should wisely discern whom we choose as friends and spouses - cf. Proverbs 12:26; 22:24; 31:10-31. In matters of work, God gives us talents whereby we can know what kind of job we should pursue for our careers - Exodus 31:2-5. As for homes to buy or rent and neighborhoods to inhabit, God gave us intellectual abilities to rightly discern the kind of environment in which we ought to raise a family.

These are secondary issues, however, compared to knowing and choosing a personal relationship with the God of the Universe. The ultimate SIGN is that God loves us and has shown us the proof of His love by Jesus' sacrifice on the cross!!

Remember .... GOD WANTS YOU!!!!