Signs

I want to begin this with the admission that I am as guilty as anyone. I have asked God multiple times to reveal Himself to me with a sign. How ridiculous of me. I might as well be slapping Him in the face. Matthew 16 starts out with the Pharisees and Sadducees testing Jesus and asking Him to "show them a sign from heaven." Here is what Jesus responded:

"When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red'; and in the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times. A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah." (Matthew 16:2-4)

Basically, what Jesus is saying here is that He is not going to waste His time showing these people a sign because they were only testing Him out of skepticism. They would not believe even if He did, because they could not see the truth in what He had already done. He speaks of Jonah who was carried in the belly of a big fish for 3 days. In this Jesus was hinting at His upcoming death and resurrection after 3 days. When I read this, I was very convicted. To this day I expect God to give me a sign to point me in the right direction. It's not wrong to long to know God's will for your life, but to ask Him for a sign is selfish and unnecessary. What we must do is have faith and believe that He has done the things that are talked about in His Word. He has showed us more than 2,000 years worth of signs. Is that not enough? Jesus says, "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed." (John 20:29) If God gave you a "sign in the heavens" every time he wanted you to make a certain move, would you be walking by faith? I think we need to step out for His glory and He will give us direction along the way.