Psalm 19:1

The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.

Genesis 1:3

And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.

Is this God’s first sign? It is verse 3 and not necessarily the first thing created. The first thing created in Genesis was a void. Voids cannot be seen, so in that sense not a sign to be seen,

Genesis 1:14

And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night. And let them be for signs and for seasons, and for days and years,

Now here in verse 14 we see the word sign is first used. If the light in verse 3 is not a sign and the stars in the heavens are the first signs, what is the light in verse 3 if not a star?

This is the essence of God’s signs. They are meant to create a question in our minds as to the meaning behind the sign and who made the sign.

Exodus 3:3

And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.”

That sign led to a relationship between Moses and God that resulted in Moses writing the first five books of the bible.

Which sign is greater, Moses leading Israel out of Egypt or his writing the Pentateuch? The Hebrew name for them is the Torah.

We would not have these books if it had not been for God sending a sign.

Now comes the most significant issue of signs. What sign did God send to you that led you to this relationship with Him?

Psalm 74:4

Your foes have roared in the midst of your meeting place; they set up their own signs for signs.

If we search the scriptures for signs of the times we will almost always find some scripture to support the notion that God has predicted our future.

That is not the purpose of the scriptures. When we begin with a thought and look for supporting evidence, we are seeking to be vindicated for our own emotions. Good or bad, it ends up being a self-seeking exercise. 

There are some scriptures that contain warnings, granted, but is this the time in history to take heed to those warnings?

John 4:48

So Jesus said to him, “Unless you see signs and wonders you will not believe.”

The context in this verse is about a man whose son was dying and he wanted Jesus to heal his son. Even after Jesus pointed out his unbelief, that man kept insisting that Jesus heal his son. Remember in 1 Corinthians 13 says love does not insist on having its own way.

Matthew 8:10

When Jesus heard this, he marveled and said to those who followed him, “Truly, I tell you, with no one in Israel have I found such faith.

The context here is that a centurion had a servant in need of healing but the man did not ask Jesus to go and lay hands on the servant but rather that Jesus could just give a command and the servant would be healed. The centurion had faith in Jesus and Jesus responded to that faith. Jesus gave the command and the servant was healed.

If we do not lead with faith our seeking becomes self-serving.

Each day my wife wakes and asks me, “What do you want to do today?” That is such a loving question because it says, “I don’t care where you are going, I just want to be with you.”

Isn’t that a better way to show we love Jesus?

He is God and has all things under His command during this church age. He knows our needs much better than we do. He knows what is troubling us and if we come to Him in faith, He will respond to that just as He did with the centurion. What signs of faith are we showing?