ACCEPT THE HELP OF GOD. ASK FOR A SIGN.

ASK ME OF ANY SIGN YOU WISH.

"The Lord spoke to Ahaz: 

“Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!

“But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the Lord!” 

“Then Isaiah said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary men, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel." (Isaiah 7: 10 - 14). 

Our faith grows when we hear the promise of God and believe it. 

A couple of weeks before Advent, God asked me to pay attention to four signs He worked in my life in the past ten years. I wrote down the four signs and posted it near my workstation where I can see it easily and always. The more I look at the signs, the more I realized that God had done remarkable miracles for me. I had neglected to take them seriously. Signs in the Gospel of St John means miracles. Signs like traffic signs point to something. [Cf Jeremiah 29:11].

"The Lord spoke to Ahaz: Ask for a sign from the Lord, your God; let it be deep as the nether world, or high as the sky!

 But Ahaz answered, “I will not ask! I will not tempt the Lord!” (Cf Isaiah 7: 10 - 14).

Ahaz heard the word of God and instead of rejoicing in faith, he behaved in unbelief. 

Ahaz was facing a monumental military showdown with the kings of Israel and Syria. Only God can save him and his nation. Yet he refused to believe in God. He was not persuaded by a faithful and trustworthy Prophet as Isaiah. All that Ahaz would have said is: "Lord save us from the Syrians and the King of Israel." But Ahaz had no faith in God. 

God nonetheless gave a sign bigger that antbody could imagine. 

"Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall name him Emmanuel." ( Cf Isaiah 7: 10 - 14). 

Today, I understand the Pre-Advent signs that the Lord asked me to pay special attention to. It says to me: "I the Lord your God gave you those four signs. Nothing is impossible for me to do for you. All things are easy for me. In the fullness of time you will see." 

Thank You Father, I get the message. 

"Mary was conceived without original sin. This grace and privilege are fitting in view of the birth and death of her Son Jesus Christ, who is the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. 

"O God, who by the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, did prepare a worthy dwelling place for Your Son, we beseech You that, as by the foreseen death of this, Your Son, You did preserve Her from all stain, so too You would permit us, purified through Her intercession, to come unto You."

For the Immaculate Conception Devotions and Prayers and Prayer intentions click the link below:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/12/novena-to-immaculate-conception.html

THE 31 DAY NOVENA TO THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Link:

http://seekfirst.blogspot.com/2024/12/31-day-novena-to-immaculate-conception.html?m=1