Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Isaiah 7:10-15
by: Linda Lawton.
In these verses, God actually instructed Ahaz to ask for a sign…and Ahaz refused! I can almost hear the frustration in Isaiah’s voice (and God’s!) when he gave Ahaz the sign anyway. I do not know about you, but if God offered to give me a sign, I would jump at the opportunity. Why would Ahaz refuse? Although he attempted to sound pious in his refusal, had he perhaps already made up his mind to do something of which he knew God would not approve? How often do we avoid God when we know He will not approve of our thoughts or actions?