December 15, 2025
Isaiah 7:10-12 …“Ask thee a sign of the Lord thy God; ask it either in the depth, or in the height above. But Ahaz said, ‘I will not ask, neither will I tempt the Lord.’” vss. 11-12
Ahaz, the king of Judah, was a headstrong man. Even as his kingdom trembled at the news of imminent attacks by the combined forces of Israel and Aram, he refused to ask a sign of the Lord. Evidently he felt that Judah didn’t need any divine intervention, that their armies were capable of fending off enemies on their own. That kind of stubborn refusal is not unknown among us.. How many people, caught up in one addiction or another, will say that they don’t need God, that they can deal with the problem without any assistance at all? They reject even the loving care of their families with their assertion that they can handle things alone.And we certainly don’t have to be addicted to have this sad attraction to self-reliance. Many are by nature inclined to trust in their own abilities and strengths in dealing with any problem–and they certainly wouldn’t be inclined to seek out the help of God! We don’t know why some have such elevated confidence in their own abilities–it could simply be that our old enemy pride has gotten the better of them.How much better it is to daily take our concerns to God in prayer and trust the Spirit to be our guide and strength in every circumstance!
Thought for the Day: When am I most inclined to shut God out?
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